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Luddites unite!
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My answer is a very qualified but resounding YES.
First of all, I don't want to see any BSG-finale moronic rejection of life-saving technology or refusal to allow science to advance – but I would adore it we thought hard about whether or not certain advances would better our lives.
I already think that a lot of people's quality of life has been degraded by our (United States, speaking from what I know) dependence/addiction to television and computers, our screwy relationship with food, the loss/absence of a decent food culture, and a stunted interaction with nature and our own bodies. Right now there are already movements working against these trends (the Slow Food Movement, No Child Left Inside) and I would like to see more of them, until our culture has a balance between interacting with technology and interacting with the larger world.
My answer is a very qualified but resounding YES.
First of all, I don't want to see any BSG-finale moronic rejection of life-saving technology or refusal to allow science to advance – but I would adore it we thought hard about whether or not certain advances would better our lives.
I already think that a lot of people's quality of life has been degraded by our (United States, speaking from what I know) dependence/addiction to television and computers, our screwy relationship with food, the loss/absence of a decent food culture, and a stunted interaction with nature and our own bodies. Right now there are already movements working against these trends (the Slow Food Movement, No Child Left Inside) and I would like to see more of them, until our culture has a balance between interacting with technology and interacting with the larger world.
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It really does.
And your opinions about the stargates match neatly up with mine. The original stargate just didn't hook me, and then Atlantis just pissed me off with some racial and gender issues.
Oh, and the characters Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter were great examples of scientists because they REALLY enjoyed what they were doing. The show did a great job of capturing their love for discovery- and whenever you have likeable characters who really fangasm over their subject matter, there will always be fans who go "I think it's cool, too!"
Yes! Sam was adorable when she would geek out about things.