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02/09/09
Of particular example is Eade the God, a man who transferred his consciousness into a computer, then as a computer consciousness added more and more computers to stretch to a greater size to the point of Eade spanning a size greater than planets.
02/09/09
02/09/09
Yeah, Joss, if only that was true. Then people wouldn't have to struggle for years trying out different amounts and combinations of medicines to get a state of mind that allows them to function in the way that they'd like.
Seriously, does he not know anyone with clinical depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, or anything else of that ilk? It's a crap shoot finding the meds that will allow people to have an average life, let alone posthuman.
02/10/09
Omg. I absolutely back you on this one. I could probably help you support your point with reams of clinical data. There is nothing even approaching a chemical "customization" of the human mind unless you want to somehow include the use of stimulants and psychotropic substances.
On the Joss Whedon tip - I'd be more shocked if all of his friends and associates were somehow not mentally ill and on some sort of SSRI or mood stabilizer. It is Hollywood after all.
02/10/09
02/09/09
Kind of overstates the case.
The easiest answer is just the slow, steady grind of daily life, and coping with things not being perfect.
"A huge leap forward in human evolution" would be more of the glamorous, exciting answer.
Besides, it wouldn't be evolution, it would be design.
-Kle.
02/09/09
02/09/09
I found that quote interesting considering the author was able to ignore Heroes in the article completely when it's by far the most transhuman storyline on popular television.
People are modifying themselves to change their essence. (Mostly for physical abilities not mental or spiritual changes. A singular problem with the show.)
People are discovering that the future is deterministic and that it can be changed through empirical modification to the environment.
People are strugling with seemingly uncontrollable urges and the outcomes of their lives are often more the result of someone's else's decisions than their own.
Sylar is an interesting experiment in free will. In one timeline he *SPOILERS* turns good. In another he relishes evil.
The heroe's universe is really lacking however transhuman psychology. Where is the character who doesn't just get angry and aggressive but instead becomes saintly in their compassion and non-aggression?
Where is the hive superpower where a set of twins become almost a single organism.
Perception and desire are the two most important variables in one's choices and yet Heroes simply addresses the only the mundane physical realm. A lost opportunity if you as me. But still easily the most posthuman show on television or the big screen right now.
02/09/09