Project Gutenberg 2016-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 Blomberg, Con Morrow, Gray 1934 2001 Morrow, Dwight Graydon Sales talk Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sales Talk" by Con Blomberg is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative takes place in a futuristic society where "Electronic Living" (EL) allows individuals to experience the sensations and emotions of others through electronic means. The story delves into the implications of such technology on personal identity and the nature of reality, raising questions about the trade-offs between direct experience and synthetic fulfillment. The plot centers around a character named Mr. Gaines, who is visited by two salesmen from EL, Jake Long and Arnie Blik. Initially, they present EL as an exciting new way to live vicariously through the experiences of others, using a device that connects to the brain and projects simulated lives. As the conversation unfolds, Gaines questions the ethical and philosophical ramifications of abandoning genuine experiences for manufactured ones, ultimately rejecting the seductive allure of EL. The interaction culminates in Gaines triumphing over the salesmen, as he recognizes the dangers of becoming a mere consumer in a world that values production and creativity. Ultimately, the story uses the interaction as a critique of a society that prioritizes consumption over authentic living. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Virtual reality -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 51799 51804 2024-09-21T13:18:35.992962 2023-09-22T10:15:41.360771 text/html text/html 48366 2016-03-31T21:04:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 203048 2016-03-31T21:04:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 227296 2024-09-21T13:18:37.789937 application/epub+zip 226232 2024-09-21T13:18:36.376972 application/epub+zip 87242 2024-09-21T13:18:36.164947 application/epub+zip 261722 2024-09-21T13:18:39.049924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254559 2024-09-21T13:18:37.580962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115737 2022-09-23T13:47:08.577919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45352 45257 2024-09-21T13:18:35.871939 2023-09-22T10:15:41.192819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45574 2016-03-31T21:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17459 2016-03-31T21:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19245 2024-09-21T13:18:39.173921 application/rdf+xml 30546 2024-09-21T13:18:36.232939 image/jpeg 5093 2024-09-21T13:18:36.197952 image/jpeg 203786 2024-09-21T13:18:36.005954 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia