A World Without Digital Tech.
Imagine for a second waking up tomorrow to discover that the internet has been shut down, artificial intelligence has been banned, and all the digital technology we rely on every day has disappeared. No smartphones, no Google, no social media, and no computers to help us work, communicate, or find answers.
What would we do? Like really. Take a moment and just think about that. I would love it. Of course only after all the chaos of that initial, earth shattering event.
Would society collapse, or would we rediscover something we had lost along the way? It's an interesting question, and it's one reason I wrote my latest novel, Fractured Memory.
Set in Boston in 2045 (Some may say this is sci-fi, but I do not. Its specultive fiction), the story takes place twenty years after a global ban on AI and digital technology forced society to return to a world that feels more like the 1970s. Paper files, typewriters, and face-to-face conversations have replaced the technology we once took for granted.
But this isn't simply a story about life without technology. It's a speculative murder mystery about secrets, corruption, memory, and the lengths people will go to protect the truth.
Detective Ben Carvers wakes from a coma with post-traumatic amnesia. As he struggles to piece together his own fractured memories, he's drawn into a murder investigation that may be far more complicated than it first appears. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
One of the things I enjoy most about writing speculative fiction is taking an idea and asking, What if? What if the technology we depend on disappeared? What if a society built around that decision developed problems of its own? And what if the people responsible for keeping order were hiding secrets?
I explore how much we rely on technology to connect us, and whether losing it might force us to rediscover the value of imagination, human interaction, and thinking for ourselves. Rather than mind-numbing AI and computers making us less human, and all round less interesting people.
Of course, banning technology wouldn't magically solve humanity's problems. People would still be people, with all their ambitions, flaws, and secrets. Perhaps that's the most interesting part of the whole idea. Never mind the slowing down of EVERYTHING. I think life should slow down so that we can smell the roses.
Fractured Memory combines these questions with a murder mystery in which the past isn't always what it seems, and uncovering the truth comes at a price.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. If the internet and AI disappeared tomorrow, what would you miss most, and do you think society would ultimately be better or worse without them?
If that kind of speculative mystery sounds like your cup of tea, you can find Fractured Memory here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Thanks for reading! And I hope you have a chance to read my new book.
Robbie Sheerin
What would we do? Like really. Take a moment and just think about that. I would love it. Of course only after all the chaos of that initial, earth shattering event.
Would society collapse, or would we rediscover something we had lost along the way? It's an interesting question, and it's one reason I wrote my latest novel, Fractured Memory.
Set in Boston in 2045 (Some may say this is sci-fi, but I do not. Its specultive fiction), the story takes place twenty years after a global ban on AI and digital technology forced society to return to a world that feels more like the 1970s. Paper files, typewriters, and face-to-face conversations have replaced the technology we once took for granted.
But this isn't simply a story about life without technology. It's a speculative murder mystery about secrets, corruption, memory, and the lengths people will go to protect the truth.
Detective Ben Carvers wakes from a coma with post-traumatic amnesia. As he struggles to piece together his own fractured memories, he's drawn into a murder investigation that may be far more complicated than it first appears. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
One of the things I enjoy most about writing speculative fiction is taking an idea and asking, What if? What if the technology we depend on disappeared? What if a society built around that decision developed problems of its own? And what if the people responsible for keeping order were hiding secrets?
I explore how much we rely on technology to connect us, and whether losing it might force us to rediscover the value of imagination, human interaction, and thinking for ourselves. Rather than mind-numbing AI and computers making us less human, and all round less interesting people.
Of course, banning technology wouldn't magically solve humanity's problems. People would still be people, with all their ambitions, flaws, and secrets. Perhaps that's the most interesting part of the whole idea. Never mind the slowing down of EVERYTHING. I think life should slow down so that we can smell the roses.
Fractured Memory combines these questions with a murder mystery in which the past isn't always what it seems, and uncovering the truth comes at a price.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. If the internet and AI disappeared tomorrow, what would you miss most, and do you think society would ultimately be better or worse without them?
If that kind of speculative mystery sounds like your cup of tea, you can find Fractured Memory here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Thanks for reading! And I hope you have a chance to read my new book.
Robbie Sheerin
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