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Humanity’s Next Steps

Humanity’s Next Steps

by SFT ExP

PsychologicalHorrorSci-fiVirtual RealityPost ApocalypticAnti-Hero LeadGrimdarkPsychological
Rising Stars:Short story #43
Shadow rank ~77–87 in Horror↓3

Flash fiction stories about humanity transcending with VR, BCI, implants, uploading consciousness, cloning, genetics, cybernetics, and more.

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OverviewEngagementProseChapters
Favorites
13
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FVR
0.04%
Rating
4.59
Ratings
11
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Reviews
1
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RS Days
121
Total Chapters
288
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Chapter Analysis
Word counts and prose metrics for each chapter
#TitleWordsFK GradeDialogueSSPVariation
1A True Work of Art0----
2Ad Space for You0----
3Lost Loves0----
4John of Theseus0----
5Virtual Bliss0----
6Identity, Complex
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7A Cold and Empty Place0----
8Empathy0----
9Paradise, Here I Come!0----
10Eternal Love0----
11Dr. M - Matchmaker0----
12Ghosts0----
13I Am/He Is Tom0----
14AI Recruit0----
15The Resort0----
16Zero Equity0----
17Don't Forget To Take Your Nanites0----
18Eliminate Zero0----
19Lunch0----
20Be Sure To Read the Fine Print0----
21Sanctuary! 0----
22A New Choice0----
23Human Contact0----
24The Transmutation0----
25Raphael and Julia0----
26Promotion0----
27You’ll See Her Again0----
28EOL0----
29I Really Should Have Chosen Cremation0----
30Bring the Chairman0----
31Sign Language0----
32The Pacifier0----
33Only, It Was Just the Beginning ...0----
34They Can Have All My Stuff!0----
35Time Is All I Have ...0----
36Bunker0----
37The CEO0----
38Those Crazy Dog Lovers ...0----
39You'll Bond Like You Never Before Thought Possible0----
40How Do I Sign Up?0----
41I-Merger0----
42The Shred Directive0----
43A Lovely Thought0----
44E-Initiative0----
45Well, This Is Boring ...0----
46Everyday Life0----
47Fantastically Delicious0----
48‘Them’0----
49V-Mark0----
50I’m John!0----
51We Thank You for Your Generous Contribution0----
52It's Not Like I'm Cheating0----
53Oh, John, You’ve Gained So Much Weight!0----
54Nobody’s Going To Notice the Difference0----
55Daryl Soon Disappeared0----
56Oh, Robert, You Should Really Upgrade0----
57The Answer0----
58Your Persona Matters!0----
59Our Best Hope For An Off-World Migration.0----
60I'll Be Free From the Cloud Nightmare!0----
61The Jump0----
62Office of Carbon Authority0----
63Survival Instinct0----
64Oh, Matthew, How Revolting!0----
65Stop the Freak!0----
66Those Maskless Morons!0----
67The Promise0----
68Ten Percent0----
69The Link0----
70The 20Th Scenario0----
71One of the Most Dangerous Persons on Earth0----
72The Voting Hour Has Begun ...0----
73The Password0----
74Synced0----
75After All, They Created It0----
76Dear Mr. Jenkins0----
77A Pyramid Forevermore0----
78The Great Patch0----
79Grandpa, Why Must We Die?0----
80Administrative Auditor0----
81The Filter0----
82Oh John, I Really Don’t Know You Anymore0----
83Cracked the Code0----
84The Chip Promised Salvation0----
85The Test0----
86Faith, Hope, and Mystery0----
87Patient 83450----
88Who Cares?0----
89Let's Get More Followers!0----
90The Judgement Room0----
91They'll Want People Like You0----
92Mobilize Your Militants0----
93Recursive Regret0----
94You Look Lovely, Marsha0----
95BIOIB0----
96Full-Spectrum Virtual Rehabilitation0----
97All Hands Raised Up0----
98Everyone Can Track You Now0----
99To Decide Our Fate0----
100Work Period0----
101A Nanotech Fountain of Youth0----
102Freedom for Future Generations!0----
103I’m Sorry To Hear About Your Wife0----
104The Lightning!0----
105Virtual Playground0----
106The Anti-NIMBY Mandate0----
107It's Only a Matter of Time0----
108Parole Hearing0----
109It’s a Win-Win Situation for Everyone0----
110If Only Humans Had Such a Feature0----
111Free Your Hands!0----
112The Waiver0----
113Like Heaven on Earth0----
114Worse Than Any Drug Ever Produced0----
115When We Meet Again0----
116UPI0----
117Now, There’s Nothing Left0----
118Fulfilling Our Dreams …0----
119All That Is0----
120Eternal Loops0----
121Unbelievable! Are You Serious?0----
122I Am Colonel Jack Derrick Robinson!0----
123The Worst Disease of All!0----
124Violating Thoughts0----
125Limbs!0----
126Flexible0----
127The Gateway0----
128Terminate It Now!0----
129‘The Upload’0----
130Merry Christmas, Samantha!0----
131‘What if …’0----
132Are You Ready?0----
133Boredom0----
134I really am your mother, Jules0----
135Consumer Alert!0----
136No One Really Speaks Anymore0----
137Everyone Must Contribute0----
138Profit Share0----
139No Choice0----
140 'James’ 0----
141Leather Belt0----
142Just What the Doctor Ordered0----
143No One Takes a Risk0----
144We Advise Using Translucent Mode When Traveling in Congested Areas0----
145It'll Make Everything All Right0----
146Horse Blinders …0----
147Call Us To Escape a Digital Cult!0----
148‘The Asteroid’0----
149Always Being There0----
150UPI0----
151Herded like Sheep0----
152Human Evolution0----
153No Offense Taken0----
154Virtual Wish Foundation0----
155Sentience 3.00----
156It's the Nature of the Metaverse0----
157I Can’t Stand Being Disconnected Anymore.0----
158Ranked #1!0----
159Equal Opportunity0----
160My Entire Life Savings!0----
161`Dangerous Neighborhoods`0----
162Best of Luck to You0----
163Always Being There0----
164Remember this, Mr. Smith0----
165Vacation0----
166Clone-For-U Inc0----
167Rewind0----
168Of Their Own Choosing0----
169V-Life Insurance0----
170Alien Infestation0----
171Ready, Willing, and Able0----
172AI Swap!0----
173'Digital Oasis'0----
174Heaven’s Defenders0----
175 Have You Seen Things Pixelate?0----
176A Pitiful Waste of Existence0----
177A Groundbreaking Miracle!0----
178Beta Test0----
179It'll Make Everything All Right0----
180That’s Freedom, Jack!0----
181Close Your Eyes0----
182You Can Never Return0----
183Robot Boy0----
184A Convincing Illusion0----
185Submission Form0----
186Dear Amazon0----
187Everything You Ever Wanted0----
188 Rebirth Means Forever0----
189A New Era of the Cyborg0----
190 Workers’ Comp 0----
191For All Intents and Purposes0----
192Debug0----
193I Can See Now0----
194The Pill0----
195Digital Burnout0----
196Dropping like Flies0----
197Cease and Desist0----
198VR Uprising0----
199The Silence Was Deafening0----
200Infertiles0----
201Heaven Is So Beautiful0----
202Seconds to Decide0----
203Nerfed0----
204Godlike0----
205Roguelite0----
206PTW0----
207Obviously, Rebecca0----
208You Lack Imagination, Cheryl0----
209Missing Persons0----
210Chipped0----
211We Train AI0----
212Ethics0----
213Cold Hard Facts0----
214Frozen0----
215The Chip Was Successful0----
216My Heart Is Always Yours0----
217Extinction0----
218Escape0----
219The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth0----
220Perfect Life0----
221To Escape Total Extinction0----
222A Shot Fired0----
223Salvation0----
224Jeremy0----
225We’re Supposed to Enjoy Life0----
226The Steepest Price0----
227Overtime0----
228The Choice Is Entirely Yours0----
229One Last Moment0----
230Schism0----
231Swimming with the Sharks0----
232Auction0----
233Whatever It Takes for as Long as It Takes0----
234Lens0----
235Reality Check0----
236Sentience Codes0----
237Transfer0----
238Humans Are What Happened0----
239Privacy0----
240Life Has Become Less Fulfilling0----
241Rehab0----
242IQ0----
243There’s Nothing Outside0----
244The Reality Check Challenge0----
245A Double-Edged Sword0----
246Never Backward!0----
247Praise Be the Nanites!0----
248Our Imagination’s Greatest and Most Controversial Product0----
249A Loop of Chaos0----
250The Fund0----
251Almost Tomorrow0----
252All Technology Is Natural0----
253Running Away0----
254Rip Current0----
255Humans Only!0----
256Human Nature Remained the Same0----
257Traffic Lights0----
258Total Impunity0----
259Bliss0----
260Finger Guns0----
261Free Agency0----
262Okay, Grandpa ...0----
263If Caught by Mom0----
264Digital Therapy0----
265Planet X0----
266Children of the E-bike0----
267Insurance Policy0----
268When Survival Predominates0----
269The Decision0----
270I’m Not Chipped!0----
271Happy Birthday, Father!0----
272But Never Again the Universe0----
273The Pattering of Feet and the Squeak of a Ball0----
274Voting Day, 30250----
275Job Security0----
276Hard Work0----
277The Conversation Never Stops0----
278Infraction0----
279The Stillness0----
280The Great Shortage0----
281Binary Logic0----
282Hamster Wheels0----
283Sheer Force of Chaotic Will0----
284Let’s Talk for Once0----
285Truly Free0----
286Not My Choice0----
287Hyper-Geniuosity0----
288Pen and Paper0----