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[WP] You're on a fourth date late one night at a restaurant - it's been going really well. After they get up to go to the toilet their phone starts to buzz incessantly. You can't help but crane your neck to see what the ruckus is about: "You need to get back now, the portal is closing, this is it".

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[WP] Memories can be recorded and sold online. Your celebrity idol has their memory uploads hacked and you download them illegally, excited to see the world through their eyes. Only when you watch through them you recognise something strange... they’ve been stalking you.

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[WP] It’s always bugged you how suddenly meat was ‘outlawed’ centuries ago. None of the history books cover it, and the ones that do don’t match up... Surely it was a big deal though, right? Then one day, a kid rocks up to school with ham sandwiches.

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[WP] It’s been a challenging year after your brother died from a hit-and-run. You’ve found great comfort in texting his number to keep him updated on your life. It helps keep him alive somehow. Then one day, you send a message and see three dots flash up in response. Someone’s typing back.

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[WP] Everything you do is monitored, recorded and then turned into recommendations based on your interests. The more you accept the recommendations, the more your tastes become like everyone else's and you soon start to live a life that's designed by your previous search and purchase history.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] You're on a fourth date late one night at a restaurant - it's been going really well. After they get up to go to the toilet their phone starts to buzz incessantly. You can't help but crane your neck to see what the ruckus is about: "You need to get back now, the portal is closing, this is it".	831
[WP] Memories can be recorded and sold online. Your celebrity idol has their memory uploads hacked and you download them illegally, excited to see the world through their eyes. Only when you watch through them you recognise something strange... they’ve been stalking you.	104
[WP] It’s always bugged you how suddenly meat was ‘outlawed’ centuries ago. None of the history books cover it, and the ones that do don’t match up... Surely it was a big deal though, right? Then one day, a kid rocks up to school with ham sandwiches.	19
[WP] It’s been a challenging year after your brother died from a hit-and-run. You’ve found great comfort in texting his number to keep him updated on your life. It helps keep him alive somehow. Then one day, you send a message and see three dots flash up in response. Someone’s typing back.	7
[WP] Everything you do is monitored, recorded and then turned into recommendations based on your interests. The more you accept the recommendations, the more your tastes become like everyone else's and you soon start to live a life that's designed by your previous search and purchase history.	6