The Ephemeral Age
By Byron Rizzo
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The disposable culture of the Internet, condensed into an equally fleeting and easy-to-read book.
The legacy we are leaving may be as weak as the volatile magnetic memories in which we back it up. But have we ever thought about that?
We live in perpetual change, but it seems to accelerate more and more. From smartphones to screens, computers, and devices, they all last less in our hands. Almost like the same applications we use, which delete photos and videos in 24 hours or before. It is not a coincidence.
Personalities and celebrities who are born in the morning and at night are already forgotten. All silent witnesses of a superfluous, momentary time that does not wait for anyone. Symbols of the incessant bustle that, far from being the exception, are the norm of our modernity. From the virtual neighborhoods in Geocities to the ubiquitous story modes that plague all applications today, ephemeral by default. Increasingly virtual and digital realities, which blur the difference between the real world and the computer world.
This little book is a series of quick reflections to help us understand that volatility is both technological, as well as a reflection of the stormy and restless contemporary human soul. The result of a turbulent time of which, perhaps, no memory will remain.
Byron Rizzo
Hola, me llamo Byron Rizzo. Soy un escritor independiente argentino nacido en Neuquén, al Norte de la Patagonia y Sur del resto del mundo, tierra poblada de cuentos y carente de personas. Vine al mundo en el alegórico año de 1990. La influencia de la década puede intuirse en cada afición, gusto y letra de mi autoría. Desde la presencia literaria del realismo mágico, al anime japonés, o la obsesión por la música de todo el mundo. Llevo escribiendo o intentando hacerlo desde una muy temprana edad. «Antes de que te des cuenta», data de cuando tenía 10 años, por ejemplo La adolescencia y juventud me vieron publicando en medios digitales de todo tipo. Algunos pueden encontrarse aún en línea, como mis artículos sobre tecnología, cultura, videojuegos, arqueología digital, redes, nostalgia e informática en Tecnovortex. Mis libros publicados versan sobre temáticas contemporáneas, y pasean entre géneros. Ciencia ficción, cultura cyberpunk, relatos fantásticos de terror adaptados a una era casi sin secretos a simple vista, y otras inquietudes del ciberespacio. Busco escribir sobre la época que nos ha tocado vivir, encontrando la magia y misterios escondidos en las máquinas. A partir del 2020 comencé a publicar esas mismas inquietudes en formato libro, siendo el primero en la cosecha «Videojuego y Adicción». A finales de ese mismo año la primera ficción en ver la luz fue «Polypticon», una novela (ya no tan) distópica epistolar a través de chats y mensajes en foros. Pronto la acompañaron obras como «El Sonido», una noveleta sobre el aislamiento y la obsesión; «¿Conoces a Tsuki-chan?», que trata sobre la transmigración humana-digital; o «VA-Tek», experimento literario Neo-gótico transhumanista que mezcla alquimia y computación cuántica. Agradezco que hayas llegado a este punto. Te invito a seguir mi camino y valorar mis libros, dejando que me vuelva otro personaje secundario en la narrativa de tu vida. Uno que espero disfrutes y enriquezca tu propia historia.
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