WIRED DREAMS
“The forest. Walk down into inside the obscure and the belief that screened the word. These words look in front of you. Touch what is touching your knee. Breathe. Don't listen. Those sounds swallow the obscure. What do you feel? Who do you feel? Who do you look for? The light. What are you looking for? The darkness goes through your island. What do you see here inside? Could it be reflected? How thin are your eyelids? Are they close or close? Where is the living here? Touch the branches. Touch your branch. The hair in your body, is it touching the tree? The air in your arms, do you move? How do you? Your hands are they reaching another body? The others are already in you. Closer, right? Close your hand. Open your skin. Don't touch the sky. Turning the upside down. Don't jump. Jump. Are you already down there in your stomach? You've been here for a long time. Time. Will your heart beat again?”
- from Sticky Darkness 2 by Yuri Tuma, Soundcloud.
PART 2
“Have you ever died before? It’s a serious question. When the illusion of self is shattered, you simply cease to be. Though it may not seem that way to others, you know when it is true. You can feel it, a stranger in your own body, an imposter... and nothing is the same ever again.”
- from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Playstation 4.
“As we stand at the crossroads of technology and humanity, we are faced with a question that has plagued philosophers for centuries: what does it mean to be human? The fusion of human and machine is not just a technological advancement, it is a challenge to the very essence of our being. As we merge with machines, we are blurring the lines between the physical and digital realms, between the organic and the artificial. We are creating a new form of consciousness, one that exists not just in our own bodies but also in the cloud. This cloud-based consciousness, made up of interconnected networks of machines, has the ability to process vast amounts of data, make complex decisions, and even learn on its own. But as we merge with machines, we must ask ourselves: are we losing our humanity in the process? Are we becoming something less than human? Or are we transcending our humanity, evolving into a new form of being? As we grapple with these questions, we are also confronted with the darker side of this fusion. The rise of artificial intelligence and automation threatens to displace jobs and create greater inequality. The potential for misuse of this technology raises ethical concerns and questions about privacy and control. We are at a turning point in human history, where the choices we make will determine the course of our future. Will we let fear and greed guide us, or will we choose to use this technology for the betterment of all humanity? As we move forward, let us remember that we are not just machines, we are also human. And it is in our humanity that we will find the answers to the questions that lie ahead."
- generate by me and CHATGPT.
“Do you feel it too? It’s like crossing into another world that looks the same but feels different...an imposter... where the forest itself is watching.”
- from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Playstation 4.
open talk
MANUEL BOGALHEIRO
00:00 - WIRE DREAMS
01:00 - Intro
05:02 - Donna Haraway
11:42 - Katherine Hayles
24:12 - Nick Land
34:50 - Neuromancer by William Gibson