April: "Before I begin... I need to scan this room for available resources.
"
"Subject A: Potential Labor. Estimated output: 40 years."
(Points to another student) "Subject B: Data Point. Current value: One 'Like' and a 30-second
attention span."
(Steps closer to the class)
April: "Does that feel wrong to you? To be 'calculated'? To be 'ordered'? We think technology is a
tool in our hands, but Martin Heidegger warns us: Technology is no longer a tool; it is a cage. It
has turned the forests into 'timber reserves,' the mountains into 'mineral deposits,' and you...
into 'Human Resources.' Today, I ask a question: In a world that treats everything as a
resource... what happens to the soul?”
Character 1: ( Jerica )
( Yawning, just waking up) I just had the weirdest dream, wait..."I just woke up... but I think I'm
still dreaming. I dreamt we were all parts of a giant engine. We didn't have names, only serial
numbers. We didn't have feelings, only 'data points.' Everything was... ordered."
Character 2: ( Angela )
"Can you move? You’re ruining the aesthetic for my 'Morning Glow' post. If I don't get 100 likes
in ten minutes, this whole morning is a waste of time. My life is a 'failed upload' because of you."
Character 1: ( Jerica )
(Standing up slowly, looking at the family in shock) "Wait. Look at us. (Pause) My dream... It isn't
a dream. It’s right here! This isn't a breakfast; it's a 'recharging station.' We aren't a family; we’re
a 'Human Resource Pool.' Heidegger was right... we’ve been Enframed. We’ve turned our home
into a warehouse of 'Standing Reserves'!"
Althea B:
Ow gosh, shut up Jerica you're literally ruining everyone's morning!
Character 3: ( Cuadra )
(Slamming the table—Hard. Silence for 2 seconds.) "Enough! We are behind schedule. The
'Daily Output' is low. I don't need 'nightmares,' I need productivity! Chores, emails, uploads. Go!"
(Everyone starts talking at once, creating a "wall of sound" for 15 seconds.)
Character 4:( Pañares)
"Copy. Paste. Copy. Paste.
Character 5: ( Valencia)
"Delete the art². Optimize the text.
Character 6: ( Aberilla )
"200 notifications. Clear the queue. Clear the queue."
Character 9: ( Yburan )
300 words essay, again!
( Character 4, 5, 6, 9 2 times balikon ang gsulti) ( Voices are getting louder ig 2nd time)
Character 1: ( Jerica)
"Stop!!!!
Please. Heidegger says the 'Danger' is when we forget we have a choice. When we start
thinking that being a 'resource' is the only way to be 'valuable.' I’m not a part of your machine
anymore. I’m a human being."
Character 8 : ( Kate )
(Softly) "He says the 'Saving Power' starts right here. When we choose to look past the screen.
When we stop 'ordering' the world and start living in it."
Character 3: ( Cuadra )
(Looking at their hands, as if seeing them for the first time) "I... I haven't looked at any of your
faces today. I’ve only been looking at your 'progress.'"
Character :(Althea B )
"The essence of technology is nothing technological. It is a ghost in the machine. It is a way of
seeing that blinds us to the truth. We have optimized our lives... and lost them in the process."
Character: ( Cauba )
"So, let’s stop. For five minutes... let's actually talk. Not for the 'likes.' Not for the 'to-do list.' Just
for us."
(All 9 stand and face the audience. They place their phones/laptops on the table in a
synchronized, heavy thud.)
Jerica:
So here's our question
Cuadra:
Are you the master of the tool...
Angela:
or are you just another piece of equipment?”
April:
Everyone, Heidegger's question isn't just for us, it's also for you!
My name is April Ann Sejas……( follow ug introduce tanan)
And we are the group… ( group number)