Comment Do not create what you cannot control? (Score 1) 1057
As far as movie themes go, the implications of technology seems to be one of the overarching themes of the new BG miniseries.
This itself sets it apart from the original series.
I'm all for adding some thought to my popcorn and entertainment, especially because most commerical action movies are so devoid of any thoughtful plot that I usually forget them after I come back home from the movie theater.
I think that's why in the new series, the villain Boltar was made into a computer scientist, while in the original series, Boltar was a politician.
It may be worthwhile for a sci-fi tv series to further explore an "AI out of control" scenario, like how the new BG is (barely) touching on.
[start rant]
IMO, in reality, politicians and other professional BS artists are far more to blame for the world's ills than scientists or technicians. Scientists & engineers may create technology, but it is usually other people who misuse & abuse it.
Scientists and engineers professionally spend their time on how to think logically and solve problems.
Politicians, Executives, and other BS artists, professionally spend time on how to use other people to solve their problems.
[/end rant]
I think the take home lesson is this:
Technology gives people more power to do good, or to do bad, and to create excess.
Therefore, in our democracy, all levels of society should think more logically, and think more about solving the collective problems for all people. -- Rather than obsess about greedy grubbing at the expense of many, or harming society by doing anything to win politically for short term gain, rather than addressing the long term consequences.
This itself sets it apart from the original series.
I'm all for adding some thought to my popcorn and entertainment, especially because most commerical action movies are so devoid of any thoughtful plot that I usually forget them after I come back home from the movie theater.
I think that's why in the new series, the villain Boltar was made into a computer scientist, while in the original series, Boltar was a politician.
It may be worthwhile for a sci-fi tv series to further explore an "AI out of control" scenario, like how the new BG is (barely) touching on.
[start rant]
IMO, in reality, politicians and other professional BS artists are far more to blame for the world's ills than scientists or technicians. Scientists & engineers may create technology, but it is usually other people who misuse & abuse it.
Scientists and engineers professionally spend their time on how to think logically and solve problems.
Politicians, Executives, and other BS artists, professionally spend time on how to use other people to solve their problems.
[/end rant]
I think the take home lesson is this:
Technology gives people more power to do good, or to do bad, and to create excess.
Therefore, in our democracy, all levels of society should think more logically, and think more about solving the collective problems for all people. -- Rather than obsess about greedy grubbing at the expense of many, or harming society by doing anything to win politically for short term gain, rather than addressing the long term consequences.
