Who Am I? - The Mysterious Thing You Always Are

A short fiction story about a man's journey through continual, massive changes of his body and mind, undergoing bionic augmentations and brain-machine implants throughout the mid 2100s. At what point, Jack wonders, will he no longer be him?

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[lindokuhletshabalala]

imagine laughing and someone says "honey that laugh is so last year, you should get the latest update"

[aahwanneeraj]

I am neither this body nor this mind. These are just tools. I am who is experiencing this world by these tools.

[damondominique]

NO ONE DOES YOUTUBE LIKE THE PURSUIT OF WONDER

[einyoutubenutzer]

It's funny because 'Outis' actually means "no one" or "nobody" and this pseudonym is often used to hide someone's identity...

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
― Oscar Wilde

[BengtRosini]

Creepy. So throughout the entirety of Jack's augmented life the only thing that remained the same was the e-paper trail of consent forms that basically remind him to input his name.

[bailey]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quality of the videos that this channel provides.

[meryem]

And thats kids how you enter an existential crisis every time someone says “be yourself” ! :D

[iamrjdennis]

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience."

[smileyfacelessthanthree]

I feel like this can be used as a metaphor for growing up. Our memories fade and change, so do our interests, skills and desires. Even our entire body. But something remains.

[goldenmagnolia]

My name is Jack, and I'm 29. This was surreal.

[jfrank]

Some day this guy is gonna perfectly predict the future

[vicentej]

The scary part is that it seems like a realistic progression of events too

[hdguy]

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings, having a human experience”

Love this quote. Seems appropriate here 🙂

[abcxyz]

Sitting alone in a dark room, watching this video, I feel like I am the only human being in the world. This is so freaking

[femaledogiselle]

its crazy to think that even after all of those body modifications, he was able to recognize himself as himself. however, i occasionally go through a "is this really my face" and "is this me" phase every few weeks so i dont think i would last in this very futuristic yet cool yet terrifying world

[arjun]

Does anyone else feel a sense of dread when they think of such a future where you inborn talents abilities and your identity are just temporary and anyone can steal the person you are. Despite all the advantages of an artificial body and self, I feel sort of lucky to be in a time where everything is still mostly natural.

[christophermurray]

Great take on the classic philosophical though experiment “Ship of Theseus”

[Xarcolt]

If Jack changed his name, and changed his memories to match said name, he would genuinely feel his new identity was always who he is.

[antoniokranjcevic]

Could make a Black Mirror episode out of this.