Companion blog to the Original Future Salon. A group of Futurists and Changemakers that come together to discuss and collaborate around larger trends and what we can do to maximize human prosperity.
We had a lovely time with our The Social Dilemma Watch & Discuss Party the other day. Thanks, everyone for coming out, actually for joining remotely, you didn't even have to come out :-). Really enjoyed our conversation afterward.
The movie is powerful and highly recommended. The implications of what they showed are still reverberating in my head, well it could also be the smoke that we were exposed to lately :-)
They also have a series of online events, the first one being a Roundtable Q&A tomorrow Wednesday 16th of September 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST with the filmmaker and some of the participants, see the panel below.
Check it out and RSVP here! Hope it will be interactive and I can see some of you tomorrow at the event.
Is there a movie, a TED talk, a podcast that was so impactful, that you changed your behavior?
Zann Gill and I have done some small circle POW!(Power Our World) sessions where everyone brought a trailer of an impactful movie to share. It turns out it is really hard to point to one that actually changed our behavior. There are many films that opened our eyes and changed our perspective, but very few that moved us to action.
It reminds me of that old Greek story where after one orator's speech people would say: "He is so brilliant with words!" and after the next speaker, they all jumped up with a fist in the air yelling "Let's kill Spara!" and rushed out to war.
As our phones an social media is woven into all of our lives, there is a small chance, that tonight's film The Social Dilemma is one that moves us to change, hopefully not out to war, but to do something about these dilemmas.
"Software isn’t just a way to put IP into otherwise inert objects. It’s also a way to automate them, to make them into unblinking, ever-vigilant enforcers for the manufacturer/monopolist’s interests. They can detect and interdict any attempt at unauthorized interoperability, and call the appropriate authorities to punish the offenders."
The last two sentences of Cory's epic column take it home:
There are no digital rights, only human rights.
There is no software freedom, only human freedom.
In the last 6 months, technology has become a lifeline for so many of us to stay connected. However, the same technology platforms that connect us also control us.
The new Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, offers us a glimpse into how a small number of designers in Silicon Valley are quietly reprogramming civilization.
The Social Dilemma sounds the alarm on surveillance capitalism in hopes of preserving the very fabric of our society before it’s too late.
Let's watch it together and discuss afterward what we can to improve the challenges that the film is tackling.
Connect via Google Meet at 6pm with the goal to start the movie no later than 6:15pm using Netflix Party. Connect via Google Meet at 6pm with the goal to start the movie no later than 6:15pm using Netflix Party. [According to their virtual tour page and as we are discussing the movie afterward, we are allowed to stream it. No Netflix membership needed.] The movie is 1h33m long, which gives us ample opportunity for in-depth discussion afterward.
We have started a Social Dilemma Resources Document where we collect resources for further inquiry or links to organizations that are tackling the problem that the movie addresses.
Is tracking the impact of great films committed to the environment and social justice and developing new media about environment and equity challenges.
POW! [Power Our World] to create a world that works for all!