Futurama
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| Above is the Futurama ride in New York. |
At the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, there was a famous display called Futurama. It predicted a world in which technology would be our savior. Technology would save us; technology would comfort us; technology would solve all of our problems; technology would be the key to our heavenly utopia. The ride gave visitors a glimpse at what America may look like in the “future”—they weren’t wrong about these technological advancements. The narrator of the ride talks about what to expect out of future cities: “plazas of urban living rise over freeways, vehicles electronically-paced travel routes remarkably safe, swift, and efficient.” With these developments in technology, there is new beauty and strength in the “city of tomorrow.” A whole new world of answers is discovered in order to fulfill the needs of man. These newfound technological advancements support many individuals and lead to a domino effect of even more discoveries. The latest goods and materials are said to bring prosperity to the world. Technology is leading the adventure to a future of “limitless promise.” A course that frees the mind and the spirit as it improves the well-being of mankind. These innovations don’t just include public transportation and other businesses, but also medical advancements, which is definitely needed at a time like today.
Mad World
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| Above is a screenshot from the Mad World Remix of Moby. |
This “Mad World Remix of Moby” depicts the world centered around technology. People rather live in a virtual world full of color than reality in black and white. Even though these advancements in technology have improved communication and have been an outlet of endless information, it has drastically damaged people’s wellbeing. People are abusing and overusing technology, which has negative consequences. In the video, the main character is surrounded by people that are glued to their phones. He gets trampled over and is continuously ignored, which makes him upset that no one is paying attention to him. People are putting all their attention to their devices that they aren’t paying attention to the world around them. With that being said, they fall into a sewer hole and even fall off a cliff at the end of the video. The remix video includes current trends in the media such as selfies, texting, people taking pictures of their food, and even dating apps. Another issue this video emphasizes is cyberbullying. For example, a video was posted on social media of a girl dancing and people were making fun of her. This harassment pushed the girl into taking her own life. Social media and other digital media platforms can be very damaging to people’s wellbeing and self-esteem. Technology has its advantages and disadvantages; however, we must balance out our usage of technology to be physically and mentally healthy.
MAN
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| Above are screenshots from the video MAN; evolution of man. |
This video looks at “man’s relationship with the natural world.” It starts at 500,000 years ago until today. As man goes through time, it is evident in the decrease of animals and trees that man becomes less environmentally friendly. Man first kills a fly and then goes on to make products out of nature and animals. For example, man created new advancements such as snake boots, basketballs, fur coats, and pianos, just to name a few small products. These advancements have killed sea life and other wildlife in order for man and the rest of the world to prosper. The biggest destruction man has made was cutting down trees and animals’ homes in order to build corporations and other businesses. In these businesses, animals are being tested and treated as lab rats in order for humans to find cures or other things that will become products for us humans. With all that being said, man is constantly changing, and technology is constantly adapting to growing generations and its increase use in these technological devices. We live in a landfill of technology. These advancements are not all advantageous and the killing of animals and their homes are a disadvantage to these developments.
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