Taboos, historically, are social mechanisms designed to protect individuals or maintain communal order by marking certain behaviors as "off-limits". In Ours to Share , these boundaries are not merely bypassed but are used as the primary building blocks of the narrative. By centering the story on "why choose" dynamics or morally grey scenarios, the work challenges the reader to find intimacy within structures that the "polite" world labels as transgressive. Solidarity in the "Ours"
To refuse to share is to suffocate. The epidemic of loneliness in the digital age is not due to a lack of contact but a lack of reality-sharing . We exchange facts (weather, news, prices) but never realities . ar taboo ours to share
This is the crux of the modern dilemma. We value privacy, yet we crave the convenience and novelty that AR offers. We want the walking directions projected on the pavement, but we don't want the pavement scanned and sold. We want the virtual teleprompter during a speech, but we don't want our Solidarity in the "Ours" To refuse to share
The internet era has been defined by the sharing of information . We share thoughts (Twitter/X), images (Instagram), and professional histories (LinkedIn). But AR promises to digitize the context of our lives. It aims to overlay the digital onto the physical. This is the crux of the modern dilemma
Every story, painting, and invention began as a private Alternate Reality. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth was his AR. Einstein’s thought experiments were his AR. By keeping these worlds taboo, we starve culture. When we share our inner ARs, we give permission for others to collaborate, critique, and expand. The metaverse isn't built by coders alone; it is built by people willing to share their secret landscapes.
We treat our inner AR as a forbidden country. A taboo.