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network-induced-trauma
Alice Gu's condition illustrates the impact of network attacks on human cognition, leaving her trapped in a mental prison created by JITT technology.
1 chapter across 1 book
Rainbows End (2007)Vernor Vinge
Chapter 43
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Gu, Jr. visits Crick's Clinic, a modern hospital with old-fashioned design, where his family members are recovering from injuries and mental trauma linked to a violent incident at UCSD involving sabotage and network attacks. The chapter explores the strained family dynamics, especially between Bob and his father, Robert Gu, Sr., who inadvertently caused harm to Bob's wife Alice during the crisis. The narrative reveals the complexity of memory loss, government surveillance, and the psychological aftermath of advanced technological warfare.