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theadvancedapes  ·  4020 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Rap God and Transhumanism

    If this video is true to form for how you see the future, then the future isn't so different (dystopia aside) from the movie The Matrix.

Well, there are aspects of the video that I believe represent the ongoing trend towards greater individual and collective knowledge. Will we actually have a plug stuck in our neck at some point that transfers all of our personal computer data and cloud data into our brains? Probably not. It will probably be done in a much less invasive way. It might just be done wirelessly once you have nanotechnology built into your body and brain (the nanotech could just be injected or swallowed in a pill form or something harmless like that).

    Being able to download knowledge and ability.

Ya, I think this is the key. Although I'd say that we would be able to download all the information. Knowledge (IMO) is something different.

    Are you a fan of those movies? Also, what movies (if any) that depict the future would you recommend as food for thought?

I loved the first Matrix as a kid (and still do). I'm not a big fan of 2 and 3. In terms of sci-fi movies I'm really not the person to ask - I love science fiction but haven't found any good transhuman sci-fi lately. My favourite movies this year were both "sci-fi": Gravity and Europa Report... but neither of those films involve transhumanism. I wish more films would. I'm looking forward to a movie about artificial general intelligence: The Machine.

For good advice on science fiction I'd actually ask a new addition to hubski, my roommate and TAA animator: Lish.