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question everything

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zero k speaks to society's uncertainty and fear regarding death. what do we expect? what will happen when we die? across time, this is not a fear that will fade #3UA3

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"You will have A phantom life within the brain case - floating thought. A passive sort of mental grasp: ping ping ping. Like a newborn machine." What identity can one have when they live a life between life and death - a "phantom life"? .. #zeroK #3UA3

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are meme's just another representation of our fast-paced society? #3UA3

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as i consider the future, and how we continue to build for a matter of convenience... i question if we are losing out on crucial skills, from things like being able to communicate well to even something as basic as being able to cook due to our reliance on technology? #3UA3

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i'm just thinking about how we often look to people in the past and can't imagine how they lived so minimally - with technology specifically in mind. i wonder how future generations may consider our current technologies as simple and how significantly things will change. #3UA3

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is the mcmaster campus moving in a direction of being environmentally conscious and responsible when building in the future? is this a priority? #3UA3

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how has mcmaster changed with the edition of new spaces. take the mdcl atrium - how has a designated green space influenced students? do we need more spaces like the atrium on campus for the impact to be felt in a meaningful way? #3UA3

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does society need systems, social institutions and constructs to function in a cohesive manner? or is it limiting our potential to be more than what we have confined ourselves to as normal and right... #3UA3

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putting the book #WE in the context of a video revealed parallels of how systems and social constructs that exist in that world, exist in ours too. perhaps we live more freely but our actions are still held to ethical standards, values and morals that exist in our society #3UA3

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@OVOHotlineKing i definitely enjoyed this group assignment. i think having a different way of being assessed allowed us to think about the book in another perspective! #3UA3

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how will social interactions change in the future? will we become more socially inept and live in a society where meaningful interactions will become harder to have? #WE #zamyatin #3UA3

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zamyatin's we has my mind wandering to skinner's philosophy on the notion of free will being false. totalitarian societies strip it's members from the freedom of choice. we can't be so naive to overlook that with most if not all social constructs free will is an illusion. #3UA3

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i'm wondering if a few episodes from #blackmirror were inspired by yevgeny zamyatin's we... #3UA3 there are some interesting parallels regarding relationships that are seen in both

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is the future of transportation one that will look similar to personal and small scale transportation (bikes, trains etc) that are electric instead of local fuel combustion? how will climate change influence how transport develops? #3UA3

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does the current era of decreasing human interaction and living mindlessly feed into the future of transportation with things like self-driving cars? #3UA3

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thinking back to frankenstein, does this character express regret or remorse when faced with the consequences of his actions? #3UA3

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is mcmaster now building keeping in mind the longevity of a structure overtime? or is the university building with the notion of impermanence and short term use? #3UA3

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what does the future of transport look like? will it be built around automated public transportation rather than self-driving cars? #3UA3

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How has history influenced how the infrastructure has unfolded on the McMaster campus? #3UA3

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does society build on retro-futuristic depictions? it seems that these visions can remain in the back of our minds and influence how a society develops..