OtherLife (2017)

Jessica De Gouw: Ren Amari

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• Ren Amari : As far as the brain is concerned, reality and fantasy are chemically identical.

• Board Member : So there are risks.

  Ren Amari : Abuse of any substance is risky. Your brain is already firing billions of neurons a second. We're just giving them a script to follow. The software builds from fragments of your subconscious. It becomes part of you like any other memory. We tell you the story of a day, one day, where everything happens just the way it should. Perfect.

  Board Member : No chance of it lasting any longer?

  Ren Amari : None whatsoever.

• Board Member : Now, this technology... We've read the literature, classification is proving difficult. Can you tell us how it differs from other controlled substances?

  Ren Amari : To begin with, it's not a drug. It's...

  Board Member : Biological software. You program new memories.

  Ren Amari : We create experiences. Indistinguishable from the real thing. As far as the brain is concerned, fantasy and reality are chemically identical.