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iammyownrushmore  ·  3580 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: February 4, 2015

Give it a go again in a month or two, maybe, but it may just not be for you, which is totally fair. And bringing race into the equation is absolutely relevant, what tech means for oppressed peoples is a far cry from the techno-futurist utopia myth the most vocal are concerned with promulgating.

    We're discussing the film in my tech class, and considering how it relates in terms of real-life technological impact

Yeaaaah, that's not a good idea. At least in an extremely pragmatic sense. I feel like so much cultural discussion surrounding tech involves some odd sci-fi-ification that hardly resembles what could potentially happen. I'm still waiting on my hoverboard, for fuck's sake.

edit: I think that a minority voice in tech is vastly overdue and would love to see any take at all, sorta like Sun ra's play on Jodorowsky-esque sci-fi.

Have you ever read any James Baldwin? He's fucking brilliant, and has a book called The Devil Finds Work about film interpreted through his worldview that is very worth the read.





user-inactivated  ·  3575 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yo I just saw this edit and I'll check it out! Thanks for the recommendations.