I always thought that Sam was so encouraging, and having a portable Sam chip embedded into the back of my neck so I can stay happy...I was reading this Scifi short story entitled Alphas by Gregory Benford, and the main character has a microship programmed to the memroy and intellect of a dead smart guy's brain, and the "Advisor," or the chip guides the main guy through a dangerous space mission (the main guy actually converses
I can only imagine what it's like to have Sam's encouraging thoughts heard at the back of your head. Although the thought of having someone's brain wired to the back of your head has ethical concerns, it would be something to wonder about.
I never thought about it, but I WILL read LotR when a certain mood comes out, happy or depressed. I'm in a happy state of being right now, and I guess I'll have to turn to The Hobbit.
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