My answer is 'No' to all three questions. Our assigned housing is provided and controlled by the government. We are close to our fellow imPorts and their powers, which can deter some aggressors. But we are also close to our fellow imPorts and their instability, and our general location is known to any who would wish to target us. As for employment, the problems with our assignments hardly needs to be elaborated upon. Some jobs are well-fitting and rewarding, others are menial or absurd. But that is beside the point.
The point is that as long as we have the government's nanites in our bodies, we are only as safe as they wish us to be. The Soviets proved that when they invaded us. They showed that imPorts can be harmed and sickened through the nanites. There is no place on this planet we can go where that will not be the case. Besides which, the authorities can track us if we leave the country: again, through the nanites.
The little machines also assist with healing and communications, however. They can even return a dead imPort to life. You may judge for yourself whether the benefits of this arrangement outweigh the costs.
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Date: 2016-07-07 03:56 pm (UTC)From:The point is that as long as we have the government's nanites in our bodies, we are only as safe as they wish us to be. The Soviets proved that when they invaded us. They showed that imPorts can be harmed and sickened through the nanites. There is no place on this planet we can go where that will not be the case. Besides which, the authorities can track us if we leave the country: again, through the nanites.
The little machines also assist with healing and communications, however. They can even return a dead imPort to life. You may judge for yourself whether the benefits of this arrangement outweigh the costs.