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"Thanks to improved AI, the computers can now predict with complete accuracy," explained the President of the Elections Committee, "the sociopolitical preferences of every man, woman, and child in this great country of ours. So there's no longer any need to waste public money conducting an actual election -- and the machines have already calculated that 83% of the voting populous supports automated predictive voting!"
"I've turned up the gain on your datafeed as far as it will go" said Doctor Lee. "Your neuroreceptors are nearly burnt out, and I can't administer any higher dosages of signal enhancer without damaging the rest of your nervous system. My best recommendation at this point is to take at least a full month off the 'net. Here, I'll fill out a prescription for a temporary disability interface. It should only take a few days to get used to using the tool: it's called a 'keyboard'..."
