π Bonus Episode: AX Mina on the Magic of Pluralistic Futures at re:publica Berlin
Description
Following up on Episode 4.06. The Turtles and the Stars: An Interview with AX Mina β¨π’β¨π’, we present a talk from Five and Nineβs AX Mina about magic and pluralistic futures, given earlier this year at re:publica in Berlin. Mina examines the use of the word βmagicβ in technology and rise of the technological sublime during the Industrial Revolution, and she explores a more expansive, pluralistic view of our future, grounded in ancient wisdom traditions and not a small amount of the magical and mystical.
When we think of the future, we think of magical technologies like flying cars, talking robots and contact with far-away planets. In this view, the only way out of our current crises is through new technologies. But what if our visions of whatβs next were informed by a more expansive sense of magic βΒ interconnection, care, responsibility and personal transformation?
Republished courtesy permission from re:publica. Full video available at thisisfiveandnine.com, which has a link to the YouTube video.
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