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Hello! I'm Aiden McNamee, and I am presenting my Twitter Conference on the Promises of Technology and The Body. Specifically, through different and conflicting versions of the future, showing the hopes & fears of the present portrayed by films and novels of Sci-Fi /1 #COMN3517
Earth to the Moon: Hopes: Having no place to find mysteries and adventure on Earth, decide the most logical place to explore is the Moon. choosing to manufacture their own trip to the moon before any such technologies as we know it could make that possible (1876!) /2 #COMN3517
Earth to the Moon: Fears: It is not coincidental that the arms dealers of this constant worldwide war would seek out and see value in exploring what might be outside of their society; whether to move their operations elsewhere or escape from the gritty reality.
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Ex-Machina: The Fears: The movie ends, and the AI reveals that it purely used Caleb to escape, choosing to manipulate Caleb in every possible way. I think the director & screenwriter Alex Garland wanted to express the fear we should have for truly uncontrolled AI. /4 #COMN3517
Ex-Machina: The Hopes: At the beginning of the film, the world has been changed for the better by the introduction of consumer-grade Artificial intelligence. Hopeful for the potential to form a Utopian Society with less mundane human jobs. /5 #COMN3517
Wall-E: Fears: Fears: A future where humans pollute the only place they can live until it is so inhospitable that we flee the planet entirely; still choosing not to learn our lessons and self-indulging in life. /6 #COMN3517
Wall-E: Hopes: That we will take such concerns seriously and snap out of the vicious race to see who will die first: the planet, or humans. The potential future that we may rebuild a better society that is eco-conscious, not destroy the planet like we once did. /7 #COMN3517
Each work shows different versions of the future and the Hopes and Fears of the present portrayed by works of Science Fiction. We can utilize Sci-Fi to look back in time and examine the hopes and fears of authors, and directors of the past. Hope you enjoyed! Thanks! /8 #COMN3517
