Altered Carbon and the inevitable evil of immortality
Do we need death to be human?
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Altered Carbon is an OK TV show. Many of the characters are bland, and the story pings from one gratuitously evil and confused plot thread to the next. Still, I ended up watching all of it. If a show, book or game deals with certain subjects, chances are I'll enjoy it despite its flaws - and Altered Carbon revolves around one of my favourites. What would happen to society if everyone became immortal?
Altered Carbon suggests we'd lose our humanity, but I disagree.
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