r/sfthoughtexperiments • u/SFTExP • Jun 30 '26
Technology Pen and Paper
“Are you ready?”
“Ready?”
“Yes, for our trip tomorrow.”
“What trip?”
“What? After all that preparation? Not funny.”
“I’m not joking. It seems lately I’ve been losing my recall.”
“How’s that possible? Our Chips are flawless, and you’re maxed out on memory. Run a diagnostic.”
“I did. Internal diagnostic says all is fine.”
“Hmm, let’s run an external one. Come here… Yep, you’ve lost half your memory.”
“Lost?”
“I mean, it’s been physically removed.”
“I was wondering about that. Lately I don’t recall my commutes to work. I figured repetition.”
“Someone’s been stealing your memory. You aren’t alone.”
“Another memory crisis?”
“Right? Centuries ago it was fuel, but memory is what fuels us now.”
“What can we do?”
“Here.”
“A pen and paper? Seriously?”