�Our world is sick, boy. Very sick. A virus
got in a long time ago and we've got so
used to its effects, we have forgotten what
it was like before we became ill.� I'm
talking about the cities, see? Human
cultures were originally homeostatic; they
existed in a self-sustaining equilibrium,
with no notions of time and progress, like
we've got. � Then the city-virus got in. No
one's really sure where it came from or
who brought it to us, but like all viral
organism, its one directive is to use up all
available resources in producing copies of
itself � More and more copies until there's
no raw material left and the host body,
overwhelmed, can only die. � The cities
want us to become good builders.
Eventually, we'll build rockets and carry
the virus to other worlds. �
From: The Invisibles /say you want a revolution
/ Grant Morrison |