All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

Thanks Alex Zane for turning me on to this great documentary about technology and its effects on the philosophies and policy decisions of our leaders. The descriptions of a tech-driven utopia are inspiring and horrifying at the same time. 

I certainly agree with many of the basic points here, that information technology has the means to be a great equalizer, to destroy the need for rigid political hierarchies and truly free mankind. Still, watching the misguided application of that philosophy using immature technologies is scary to say the least. I also have to take issue with the idea that we’re going to be “watched over” by our technology. To me, that’s a betrayal of the human spark in its most depressing form, designing a new cage for ourselves when we should be building a world without cages. I believe instead that we will use technology to distribute power, to give us all the ability to watch over ourselves. In short, haven’t we seen enough movies about this to know what to do? Get that freaking blue pill away from your mouth!!