The Machine

Lawrence worked his whole life for this moment. He had experienced countless ups and downs, endured days, weeks, months and sometimes even years of continuous self-doubt hardship, sacrifice uncertainty and all the rest. But now here he was finally tasting the fruits of his labor as they squeezed out from the very core of his life. The day was August 12th, 2142. Lawrence had just received a standing ovation for a talk he gave at the world's most popular and respected by annual conference. At which the greatest thinkers, writers, leaders, and innovators of all sorts came both virtually and in person to give one of their lifes greatest presentations. Laying bare the accumulation of their mind on a stage scrutinized by the entire intellectual community and general public at lar
