Comments on: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complexes http://www.cineris.org/blog/2006/08/22/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complexes/ Musings on Electronics and Culture Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Cineris http://www.cineris.org/blog/2006/08/22/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complexes/#comment-651 Cineris Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:57:11 +0000 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2006/08/22/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complexes/#comment-651 Well, this post is largely an attempt to work through the question of whether the SAC exists and, if so, is it a useful concept to think about? The conclusion I've settled on for now is that, yes, the SAC is a real phenomenon. There are varying degrees of broadness one can use to define the concept, but I'm reasonably convinced that it's not either over-specific or over-broad to be a useful term. And, yes, I agree that the SAC phenomenon is independent of the technology presented in the GITS series. In fact, I'm more inclined to believe that since human interactions in a non-networked world are prone to even more distortion (think of the game "Telephone") the more they are transmitted, the SAC is actually more widespread the less technologically advanced a society is. However, I think technological advances like cyberbrains and omnipresent internet access allow for the SAC to propogate in more interesting (and controllable) ways. Well, this post is largely an attempt to work through the question of whether the SAC exists and, if so, is it a useful concept to think about?

The conclusion I’ve settled on for now is that, yes, the SAC is a real phenomenon. There are varying degrees of broadness one can use to define the concept, but I’m reasonably convinced that it’s not either over-specific or over-broad to be a useful term. And, yes, I agree that the SAC phenomenon is independent of the technology presented in the GITS series. In fact, I’m more inclined to believe that since human interactions in a non-networked world are prone to even more distortion (think of the game “Telephone”) the more they are transmitted, the SAC is actually more widespread the less technologically advanced a society is. However, I think technological advances like cyberbrains and omnipresent internet access allow for the SAC to propogate in more interesting (and controllable) ways.

]]> By: Alexander Til Alexandros http://www.cineris.org/blog/2006/08/22/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complexes/#comment-600 Alexander Til Alexandros Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:36:05 +0000 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2006/08/22/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complexes/#comment-600 OK I have a question for you, what are your beliefs on the situation of the Stand Alone Complex being a apparent part of reality, it seems, in my opinion, that the SAC is an everyday part of our normal life, now of course my views could be very much persuaded by the series itself however I think it is quite possible that such a thing can exist without things like cyberware in our brains and fully prosthetic bodies, the main question is if it is real how do we define it in our terms. OK I have a question for you, what are your beliefs on the situation of the Stand Alone Complex being a apparent part of reality, it seems, in my opinion, that the SAC is an everyday part of our normal life, now of course my views could be very much persuaded by the series itself however I think it is quite possible that such a thing can exist without things like cyberware in our brains and fully prosthetic bodies, the main question is if it is real how do we define it in our terms.

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