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[–]waldoRDRS 49 points50 points ago

Technology is integrated into our life now, yes. Does this mean we are now all incompetent idiots who only know how to read a screen? I despise things like this. (this reminds me of this) But OP's link makes it seem like humanity was in a constant state of self-edification until the 21st century. Yes, there are changes in societal behavior with the integration of technology, but that doesn't mean we're going to become the people of "WALL-E."

Now, few will debate against improvements in medical technology as being bad for humanity. It could be, following social-darwinist views, saving those who were meant to die. Which some of you will agree with until it's personal. But in a general sense, advancements in medicine are considered good.

Computing. Just imagine a world where editing a typed document was virtually impossible. Now look at your cursor. So many more people are able to write more than just essays for school. They are given an easy medium for self expression through written word. And by extension, computing allows for even greater self expression through other mediums. And then, considering the internet, there is a great resource from which to learn.

Now, this ability for more to write and share is where we see that which scares us as a society. Those who wouldn't have the capacity to write their thoughts to be shared 30 years ago now have Facebook, with 1000 friends "eager" to hear about their frustrations at the grocery store.

Sure, there are a copious amount of bad examples to see, but they don't represent humanity as a whole. As a species, we continue to develop and edify our nature.

[–]tillythranx 5 points6 points ago

The misguided assumption of idocracy or Wall-e as humanity's destiny really ignores what humans are most notorious for: fear of death. Human beings are aware of their own mortality and obsessed with escaping it. Being lazy and proud of your own ignorance does not help with the basic fear of death. The only reason it seems people are intentionally being stupid and over-breeding while embracing only the distraction elements of modern technology is because that is all the majority of people are ALLOWED to do.

I don't see the opportunities for pursuing a grand dream handed out to just anybody: in fact I only see that opportunity begrudgingly given to those who already have far more than the majority--even in the western countries with high GDP. So how do people pursue their dreams when they are not allowed to, when it's frowned upon? When everything that advances culture is strictly controlled by those few already in control? Their only hope is speaking their mind on the internet (hence the obsession with social media) or have children and hope the world is less restrictive for their progeny.

[–]tracerghost00 1 point2 points ago

I can count to potato...

[–]Legio_X 4 points5 points ago

I'm not ignorant and lazy because I want to be, I'm ignorant and lazy because The Man won't let me be anything else!

Hey, nice tin foil hat you got there.

[–]FuckBrendan 3 points4 points ago

I'm not lazy cause I like having sex with girls and doing shit outside.

[–]Todomanna 0 points1 point ago

Hey, nice over-simplification you got there.

[–]Legio_X -4 points-3 points ago

Hey, don't criticize, I'm posting everything that The Man allows me to post!

I want to write a really amazing, thought provoking and profound post now, but I'm not allowed. Pity.

[–]Corporate_Creed 1 point2 points ago

That's exactly what The Man wants you to think

[–]Legio_X 0 points1 point ago

The Man wants you to think that's what The Man wants me to think! That's how he gets us!

Also, relevant username

[–]BigPasty79 11 points12 points ago

I'm 98% sure that said we all used to be wizards.

[–]backhandcompliments 1 point2 points ago

I don't see anything wrong with this.

[–]mortghttg 0 points1 point ago

I think it was a scepter or something :) It appears to be a pharaoh holding it.

[–]Darkra1n 0 points1 point ago

It's amazing...we were all wizards AND pharaohs at one point in evolutionary history...that's something to smile at. :)

[–]guyinarobe 4 points5 points ago

I like how he goes bald at the end.

[–]nivool 4 points5 points ago

Because all fat people are bald. True story

[–]backhandcompliments 0 points1 point ago

Earlier there is a bald monk as well.

[–]mortghttg 5 points6 points ago

[–]IStandUpForYou 6 points7 points ago

I see stuff like this all of the time, wouldn't we have some miracle five minute weight loss technique by then?

[–]MightyMorph 2 points3 points ago

I actually believe we will go in a direction of the movies Surrogates.

If we look at it realistically and logically, the human brain is just a huge HDD of data, eventually we will have the technology to interact with that data, even perhaps save that data or transfer that data. By that time we would have created advanced enough robotics to be controlled by that data, then later on transfer that data into.

Eventually what we would have is a giant database, of rich people, who have the means to buy hosting for their lives, Living care-free, sexually and deviantly without care for real morality as their own mortality is not an object of hindrance in their judgment like religion has taught them. As well as you cannot do real damage to someones data, since it can be restored into a new unit.

Thus we would live in two worlds (which in a way we already are) the rich who would experience life with a new code of morality and ethics, and probably live in areas that are developed above other economic groups. (ie think of midgard from ff7) With medical advances, they would have much much longer lives, and less reasons for offspring. Allowing the socio economic group to be very controlled and precise.

And the poor, who would be forced to be the manual labor. Being controlled more and more by government and police to disallow the potential of assimilation into the rich society. & to stop any potential threat. They would also probably locked into sectors (think of that time currency movie with Justin Timberlake). They would either have the normal life spans, or even less as with new form of pollution and less allocated resources. Would also produce more offspring to maintain a livable household earning.

Now many of you might say why wouldn't everyone be equal and allowed the same benefits. Well in an ideal world with humans being perfect. It would be a very high chance of that. But since we are talking about potential reality, then humans require other humans to have less to really see that they have it good. If everyone was middle class, there would be no comparison as to judge your own lifestyle by. (greed / jealousy).

[–]motu147 10 points11 points ago

And it all started with a big bang.... BANG!

[–]didoty 4 points5 points ago

In the future we won't be able to make properly sized shirts

[–]kittehlove4eva 1 point2 points ago

repost

[–]Error302 4 points5 points ago

i for one look forward to the wall-e styled future

[–]UncleLev 0 points1 point ago

I watched Wall-E too

[–]fechera 2 points3 points ago

He should explode at the end.

[–]VelvetJammies 1 point2 points ago

The last one is the people from "wall-e"

[–]Twaddles 1 point2 points ago

Very cool

[–]musicman3739 3 points4 points ago

I love how people downvoted your comment. like saying "very cool" is offensive.

[–]Lavaswimmer 4 points5 points ago

They down voted him because "Very cool" does not add anything to the thread or conversation.

[–]Bainemo 1 point2 points ago

And yet "Pretty coo.", the objectively inferior comment posted four hours later, is just fine

Reddit is retarded

[–]Twaddles 0 points1 point ago

It's no big deal. I was the first to comment on the post yesterday. I know what my intentions were/are.

[–]yeddiboy 0 points1 point ago

Watched 4 times just to make sure evolution didn't start by jamming a pointy stick into the dick.

[–]juurr1 0 points1 point ago

fuck all that. i gotta go work out :X

[–]BALAGU3R 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else see a mage and Thor in there?

[–]acdcfreak 0 points1 point ago

  1. repost

  2. I was listening to hardcore dubstep when I got to this GIF, and it looked pretty damn cool

[–]theheartofgold 0 points1 point ago

This animation reminds me of the animation in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

[–]revengeofrosencrantz 0 points1 point ago

According to this, humans went from... Cavemen to wizards to people with Afros to fat.

[–]Bbbenji 0 points1 point ago

'merica

[–]TheCakeIsALie97 0 points1 point ago

Wall-e fucked us over big time.

[–]NinjaCupcake -2 points-1 points ago

Not funny, fucking terrifying!

[–]NiteShadeX2 0 points1 point ago

Except for the part where we mass clone humans and just perform various organ transplants to functionally live forever. Or we can just upload human minds into synthetic bodies.

[–]nom_yourmom 0 points1 point ago

except not at all

[–]tripleplayj -4 points-3 points ago

Well that is a 100% repost.

[–]Launchy21 -3 points-2 points ago

Pretty coo.

[–]AttractedToFatPeople -1 points0 points ago

As someone with a fat fetish, I appreciate this.

[–]BigPasty79 -2 points-1 points ago

I'm 98% sure that said we all used to be wizards.

[–]DumbBlondieChick -3 points-2 points ago

For some reason I kept watching this over and over and over again....

[–]WARH3ART -3 points-2 points ago

this is just dam scary :(