Humanity *is* an organism but - especially as a writer of fiction I was disappointed not to see the arts and humanities in your account of the key points of our evolution, only the one mention of philosophy.
The creative arts especially - music, visual arts, dance, theatre, poetry , fiction - allow us to the hold the highest vision of how extraordinary we can be, while allowing us to connect through emotional responses and empathy, with each other, creating the sense of Humanity as a whole. It is the essence of Genii and draws us away from Golum-like behaviour.
A future vision that doesn’t incorporate the creative arts is an incomplete one.
Love it, Ros, thanks for pointing that out. I agree creativity is fundamental. I also realised I didn't mention economics, as that's another aspect that could go a number of ways. In J2K, the characters are paid in 'units' for work done, which is monitored by AI. Creative work is paid just as professional work is, whether the output finds an audience or not.
Humanity *is* an organism but - especially as a writer of fiction I was disappointed not to see the arts and humanities in your account of the key points of our evolution, only the one mention of philosophy.
The creative arts especially - music, visual arts, dance, theatre, poetry , fiction - allow us to the hold the highest vision of how extraordinary we can be, while allowing us to connect through emotional responses and empathy, with each other, creating the sense of Humanity as a whole. It is the essence of Genii and draws us away from Golum-like behaviour.
A future vision that doesn’t incorporate the creative arts is an incomplete one.
Love it, Ros, thanks for pointing that out. I agree creativity is fundamental. I also realised I didn't mention economics, as that's another aspect that could go a number of ways. In J2K, the characters are paid in 'units' for work done, which is monitored by AI. Creative work is paid just as professional work is, whether the output finds an audience or not.