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Mobility : The Ability Of Move Or Be Moved Freely And Easily

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Mobility: the ability to move or be moved freely and easily.(Oxford Dictionaries). Mobility is a part of our everyday lives, in the United States, it 's a necessity to be mobile. When most think of mobility, images of trains, cars, and airplanes are the first things that come to mind. Yet a new conception of mobility is beginning to affect the lifestyles of all people. That is virtual mobility, which refers to the use of information and communication technologies, such as computers, in place of physical mobilities. Virtual mobility allows for people to navigate virtual spaces, or also known as cyberspace. With access to this new type of mobility ideas such as transhumanism have arrived. Transhumanism is the belief that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitation, especially by means of science and technology(Merriam-Webster). As virtual mobility becomes less unavoidable, the closer humans will get to transhumanism increasing our mobility in these virtual spaces. In the world of Snow Crash, we can see a possible vision of our virtual and transhumanist future. Virtual reality via the Metaverse is the main way people in the world of Snow Crash traverse these cyberspaces. Throughout Snow Crash it is clear that the influx of virtual mobility allows for the characters to increases their overall mobility. The impact of this increase in mobility is a change in personal identity and perception of reality.
Virtual reality within Snow Crash allows for

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