Changing Attitudes to Transhumanism via Creative Media

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Published on April 23, 2021 7:14:37 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfweUN9ssw

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Main Argument Summary and Conclusion:

We can promote positive thinking in our creative media, but it'll take time to take effect and we won't win everyone over.

Major Points Discussed:

Humans are obsessed with self-preservation, and often this is attached to their comfort of old and familiar ideas. It seems to take a hundred years before a science advancement gathers enough acceptance in the mainstream to make real progress.

To consider implementing any futuristic idea, one has to reflect on where the conventions of our current way of thinking come from. What is the real validity behind them that we should keep? Initiatives and governmental policy changes will help us shift from the now into the future.

Early children's literature demonised other denominations. Progressing into the 1980s, we see more advanced thinking: if they are bad, why are they bad? Nowadays, children are learning not to judge a book by its cover and everyone should be considered on their merits.

Unfortunately, these changes in creative media storytelling have only just happened. They are yet to translate into reality, in the same delayed fashion that happened with Frankenstein's monster vs Verne's moon-bound journey. This is evidenced in the media coverage of Sophia, Saudi Arabia's first robot Citizen, who has human rights ahead of women of the same country. The fight for equality continues.

Some people think the present is terrible, and they are vying for a better future. Change appears to be in the works, as it makes sense with so much human rights movements and activity going on. There seem to be enough people who want a better future with fair treatment for all to make a loud enough statement that politicians are taking notice.

Other people think the future will be terrible. They will not change their opinions and they'll always be out there, sending out their messages like we do ours. The best we can do is to be considerate that a person with such negative future views may pick up our creative media and interpret it in a way that might seek to undermine the message we are trying to deliver.