From: den Otter (neosapient@geocities.com)
Date: Tue Dec 01 1998 - 05:19:07 MST
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> From: maxm <maxm@maxmcorp.dk>
> Funny enough I cannot remember a single tv-show that has had any kind of
> lasting impact on me. Can any of you?
One of the most interesting things I ever saw was a documentary on
the Discovery Channel called "The Living Dead" (or something like that)
about cryonics. I saw it, and instantly became enlightened ;-)
> Maybe tv isn't a good media for spreading futuristic positive memes at all,
> or is that simply because I havn't seen the right shows?
On the contrary, I think that shows like Star Trek have brought more
or less "positive" futuristic memes to a broader audience than any
book has. Of course Star Trek isn't exactly transhumanistic, but
apparently most people see it as a "positive" future vision, which is
good enough. Also, the Discovery Channel is doing a great job
by featuring cryonics, life extension and other transhuman topics
more often than any other channel I know.
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