Be prewarned- this contains spoilers and a lot of rambling thoughts.
Has anyone seen the HBO series Westworld Season 3? One thing that really stayed with me was the lead human character, Caleb works out that all their lives are being predicted and limited by a massive AI (I suppose it is.) So- recording his troubled childhood and life, it determines that his most likely outcome will be suicide. So- there follows, resources aren't 'wasted' on him. He is limited as to how far he can progress in any career.
I guess it stuck with me because I can imagine our capitalist society becoming as ruthless as that. Maybe it already is in a way. But then, maybe it needs to be too. For example, even if I actually enjoyed maths or physics say- it would be pointless for the government part subsidising giving me a degree in it because, there's no way I'd ever pass!
But then, in the series- it's not like his suicide was pre-destined. It just seemed a fair possibility. But, with only dead end jobs available- it would surely become a certainty!
I suppose the whole 'equal opportunities' thing relates to that. It's kind of sad that we obviously need it because people get discriminated against. Still- it can work in the reverse too I suppose. Rather than going for the most qualified and able to do the job- regardless of gender, race, sexuality, whatever else, I expect it can be about filling equal opportunities quotas.
I quite like films or series that depict distopian societies. They make me more relieved that things aren't as bad as that at least! Another super bizarre film is 'The Lobster' 2015, where single people have to find a suitable mate within a certain timespan or else, they get turned into an animal.
Has anyone seen the HBO series Westworld Season 3? One thing that really stayed with me was the lead human character, Caleb works out that all their lives are being predicted and limited by a massive AI (I suppose it is.) So- recording his troubled childhood and life, it determines that his most likely outcome will be suicide. So- there follows, resources aren't 'wasted' on him. He is limited as to how far he can progress in any career.
I guess it stuck with me because I can imagine our capitalist society becoming as ruthless as that. Maybe it already is in a way. But then, maybe it needs to be too. For example, even if I actually enjoyed maths or physics say- it would be pointless for the government part subsidising giving me a degree in it because, there's no way I'd ever pass!
But then, in the series- it's not like his suicide was pre-destined. It just seemed a fair possibility. But, with only dead end jobs available- it would surely become a certainty!
I suppose the whole 'equal opportunities' thing relates to that. It's kind of sad that we obviously need it because people get discriminated against. Still- it can work in the reverse too I suppose. Rather than going for the most qualified and able to do the job- regardless of gender, race, sexuality, whatever else, I expect it can be about filling equal opportunities quotas.
I quite like films or series that depict distopian societies. They make me more relieved that things aren't as bad as that at least! Another super bizarre film is 'The Lobster' 2015, where single people have to find a suitable mate within a certain timespan or else, they get turned into an animal.
