Generally I appreciate this level of hyper-geekiness, but I feel the metaphor falls short because of the sheer complexity of NGE.
And as you mention, there's a give and take between human and machine (especially because the machine is part organic), but Trump Is immune to feedback.
I understand the Mecha as a useful metaphor for all kinds of hierarchical institutions. In this sense, the pilot of the Trump administration is an entity called Ahriman in zoroastrian mythology. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ahriman/
Who are the Angels in this metaphor?
Generally I appreciate this level of hyper-geekiness, but I feel the metaphor falls short because of the sheer complexity of NGE.
And as you mention, there's a give and take between human and machine (especially because the machine is part organic), but Trump Is immune to feedback.
Perhaps just as worrying is the possibility that DT himself is a (largish) cog in a different machine.
I understand the Mecha as a useful metaphor for all kinds of hierarchical institutions. In this sense, the pilot of the Trump administration is an entity called Ahriman in zoroastrian mythology. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ahriman/