Editing Beyond the Gates of Antares (section)

==IMTel==

For the most part, panhuman societies are post-scarcity and everything runs on [[Metal_Gear|<s>nanomachines</s> nanospores, son]]. This means that where these things are present as part of the atmosphere, called nanosphere, human brains are effectively connected to the internet, and everyone els, at all times, through the '''Integrated Machine Intelligence''', or IMTel. This human-machine hivemind keeps track of all their physical and psychological needs. Although there's no "active" mind control from IMTel, the intelligence nudges ''(much like Facebook "nudges" people into using its shitty social media)'' people into developing specific skills, according to needs of the society and how the individual is expected to grow. [[Mass Effect|It's basically the green ending of Mass Effect 3]]. How much this undermines people's individualism and free will is up for debate.

Once the human body naturally expires, which can take over 200 years, thanks to all the technological advances, the mind can be uploaded and then downloaded into a new clone body. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, though, as the nanospores of different factions are largely incompatible with one another and are also susceptible to hacking and general electronics warfare. This is where the Freeborn houses come in: they work mostly getting stuff from one faction, sterilizing the nanospores' defense mechanisms, allowing them to work without the nanotech, then selling to other factions. Still, on the whole, being a panhuman and living within either the Senatex or Concord means you're very likely to have a [[Grimbright|long, fruitful and problem-free life]], although that is only possible thanks to invasive and possibly identity altering technology. The same cannot be said for the Algoryn, as they reject IMTel integration because that'd make them more vulnerable to those two powers.