BRAND NEW It is 7 pm. My iBody wakes me up. I
feel quite awake already. Normally it takes me ages to get out of bed but since they implanted this iBody in my arm a few years ago,, it feels like my body knows when I have to wake up. As I stretch my eyes, the curtains start to dissolve, and the light in the room turns bluish. Outside, some birds are singing. Everyone has an iBody these days, and since I got mine, I have no clue what I would do without it. “Good morning Carlo”, “you have an exam today at 9:00”. “You better hurry”. As I quickly walk into the shower, the water start falling automatically from the ceiling. The iBody knows my body, and the water is already at the best temperature. Gotta love technology. I start to feel a bit nervous about my skill-exam. The implant can probably feel this, because it goes “Calm down Carlo, three deep breaths and remember: critical thinking is the most valued skill you developed in the last module, so you will be fine.’’
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WORLD
I suddenly hear a strange sound coming from the kitchen. Still haven’t get used to the new machines the landlord installed. I start smelling freshly grinded coffee beans. “Come on Carlo, you can’t stay in the bathroom all day!”. This time it’s a warmer voice that echoes in the house. As I reach the kitchen, I give an incredibly tired look to my roommate. She stole my coffee, again. Her iBody has an older OS and it can’t automatically get her coffee yet. “Louise, you know you should get your device updated..” I tell her, somehow friendly irritated. She has arrived recently but she is doing great. She is kind, actually good looking, and I can see she prepared some coffee for me too, though, which is definitely a bonus. Sometimes I ask myself if technology can actually be kind, or if it only follows cold coded orders.
I quickly take it back and after a quick breakfast, we walk together to iTransport. Because of my calendar, the system was already informed I needed a ride. On the way to school, Louise and I rehearse a little before our skills exam, even though there are two other passengers sitting with us. We don’t have to drive ourselves after all, which is always surprisingly nice. It’s like having your private driver. Louise has chosen to develop other skills than me. She is very strong within the arts and creative skills. She already had her own art exhibitions when she was 11. “Today we have our final exam”, she says; “Any ideas about what you’d like to do after your graduation?”.
I think, but it’s as if the answer was buried five meter deep in the sand. Well, there are a lot of different careers connected with Critical Design Thinking, so, I’ll be able to go into different directions. “I want to focus in finding a job that solve actual problems.. and that has something to do with concept development’’ I tell her, even if I was not really sure where that answer came from.