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It is said that all men are created equal. But you're not man. You're not equal.

You are not human.

You are a code.

You are comprised of numerous strings of subcode: your bank account, Social Security, driver's license, credit cards, telephone number, email address, VIN number, social media URLs.

Lines upon lines of alphanumeric/symbolic code are interwoven throughout the Net and reality to form a comprehensive image to the outside observer of who you are and what you do. Each serving its specific function of reflecting an aspect of your persona to any who look.

Your personality, lifestyle, trends, habits, secrets, necessities, desires: all of this is reflected in the You Code that has been constructed from the first few minutes of your birth, entered into a computer and linked into the common codec pack that is your name.

Cyberpunk exists. We made it this way. And if you want to interact effectively in this world, that's the way it is.

You could break the code, of course. Live off the radar. Delete your web sites, terminate your contracts, fake your death, live on cash acquired through unofficial, non-contractual jobs. Become a ghost in the machine.

But you won't be gone, will you? Your history remains, tucked into the back-channels, a history of any and every connection you've ever made. All it takes is for someone to snap a picture of you (at a party or even accidentally, if you happen to be in the path of a photo) and upload it to their Facebook. Then some schmuck tags you--even if your profile is gone, they will tag you--and your name will be stamped onto the internet yet again, showing the world that you're still around.

If you want to be disconnected from the machine, you must disconnect from civilization itself.
Society and the machine are unified.
All we can do is make our code notable and worthwhile.

Description
It is said that all men are created equal. But you're not man. You're not equal.

You are not human.

You are a code.

You are comprised of numerous strings of subcode: your bank account, Social Security, driver's license, credit cards, telephone number, email address, VIN number, social media URLs.

Lines upon lines of alphanumeric/symbolic code are interwoven throughout the Net and reality to form a comprehensive image to the outside observer of who you are and what you do. Each serving its specific function of reflecting an aspect of your persona to any who look.

Your personality, lifestyle, trends, habits, secrets, necessities, desires: all of this is reflected in the You Code that has been constructed from the first few minutes of your birth, entered into a computer and linked into the common codec pack that is your name.

Cyberpunk exists. We made it this way. And if you want to interact effectively in this world, that's the way it is.

You could break the code, of course. Live off the radar. Delete your web sites, terminate your contracts, fake your death, live on cash acquired through unofficial, non-contractual jobs. Become a ghost in the machine.

But you won't be gone, will you? Your history remains, tucked into the back-channels, a history of any and every connection you've ever made. All it takes is for someone to snap a picture of you (at a party or even accidentally, if you happen to be in the path of a photo) and upload it to their Facebook. Then some schmuck tags you--even if your profile is gone, they will tag you--and your name will be stamped onto the internet yet again, showing the world that you're still around.

If you want to be disconnected from the machine, you must disconnect from civilization itself.
Society and the machine are unified.
All we can do is make our code notable and worthwhile.