WJC Episode XII The Matrix In 2020: Interpreting the Allegories and Philosophies ft Mac - a podcast by Diogenes
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Dio, Gene and Mac discuss and interpret different allegories, philosophies and symbols in the first Matrix movie. We also discuss the prequel film Animatrix and mention the 2 sequels.
Main topics discussed
-Plato's Cave allegory
-The Matrix in mathematics
-Cartesian Skepticism
-Fable of the Sparrows and Owl (Nick Bostrom's Super Intelligence)
-Plato's allegory of the Sun
-Matrioshka Brain a Solution to the Fermi Paradox
-kynics/cynic perspective
-Boston dynamics dog robot
-Our Final Invention by James Barrat (AI finding methods of interacting with the real world)
-Sophia Steward Sues Matrix directors
https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/22/inside-the-billion-dollar-matrix-lawsuit-one-of-the-internets-most-pervasive-hoaxes/
-Dune author was alive when the first Star Wars came out in 1977
-Will Smith was suppose to be the first Neo
- Keanu Reeves and the "Trans Allegory"
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/keanu-reeves-the-matrix-trans-allegory
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