AI and Chatbots as Story Elements -- "Vince Gilligan has licked that cupcake"

[Gaugamela]

3. I don't condemn Carol, in fact I find her sympathetic and even likable. She values individuality and

creativity, and her complaints against the hive mind are legitimate. She rebels against the manipulation of humanity by an outside force. I like her determination and resourcefulness, and I often find her irreverent attitude amusing. To me she is emotionally defensive and a bit immature, which is why she can only manage mediocre and cliched writing. I see the show heading towards an affirmation of individuality and diversity, together with a recognition of the interdependence of people and society.

It occurs to me that our respective interpretations are not mutually exclusive. I can easily see an overlap between the two.

To maintain the story there will inevitably be conflicts between Carol and the Paraguayan. He seems to snap at people a lot. As I recall he says something negative about his mother. I expect he will also prove to have a complex and cynical worldview, one which will open up in the course of the narrative.