I recently watched a very interesting film called Future By Design. In a nutshell, the movie is about a man who was interested in the future from the age of eight after watching the then futuristic movie Metropolis. I love some of the things he believes about the organization of a city and how it can impact a society. Here are some quotes by him:
"At a time, people thought that decisions of the majority were very close to reality. But there was also a time when the majority of people believed that the earth was flat."
"Any culture in the world today tries to educate people so they'll serve a function in that particular culture. People are conditioned to serve a purpose to an established culture."
"Value systems are distorted: if our environment is altered, so our behavior will be altered."
It's crazy to think that our thoughts are effected by visual culture and that our range of thought is rather limited by dominant interests of our society. I just thought you might all find this interesting. I hope you watch the movie, even though he does jump to conclusions in a few areas, his ideas are interesting and a lot different from the norm. Enjoy!
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