Actually I felt something opposite from what you said. For me it just let me persue much of this 'sigularity' dream of being one with the machine and everyone being connected.
I been loving your videos analysis of lain. I remember this anime on tech TV I believe... Never under stood it completely but I felt something every time I watched the show. It was as as I was transported to this eerie place, that didn't make sense, but made me feel something.
A god dammit, thanks. I had trouble understanding the series because I thought there were some philosophical ideas hidden. And while they are, the majority of information is packed in a post-modern manner. Even wikipedia says its avant-garde, so to understand the most part, one must look beyond the series itself.
Hi. I really like your Lain video, and there’s some ideas you bring up here I’d like to reference in a video I’m making this month. The video will follow a literature review format, wherein I plan to survey how multiple video essayists on YT have approached making meaning out of Lain. Please let me know if you don’t want me to quote you / your ideas (which may include audio/visual snippets from your video). Either way, thank you for adding to the conversation on Lain on YT!
The Aliens thing aren't some conspiracy theory reference, they're a nod to the work of John C. Lilly and his attempt at trying to communicate with dolphins. The Accela is a hypothetical piece of hardware that uses that research to interface with the human mind wirelessly with some handwaving about ELF bands. John C. Lilly spoke a lot about aliens in his later works. You'll also note that Ted Nelson also worked with Lilly for a time, and he's mentioned in there as a way to discuss a possible background for why the wired & the extra protocol was originally being built. The concept of 'Cyberia' by Douglas Rushkoff expands on this, and when integrated into the story it's effectively alluding to store of information connecting everyone together as one giant mind. There is a playful take on this in the Hitchhiker's guide where the dolphins leave our planet as if they were aliens. You'll find some interesting ties between Douglas Adam's obsession with computers and some of the imagery he worked into his stories. He was also obsessed with Apple, and had produced a video called "Hyperland" that expanded on Ted Nelson's ideas. It came out a good 8 years before lain.
I have to disagree with you on one of your points. You were saying that since there is so much information(and therefore also misinformation) that it becomes difficult to change someones mind and influence them. I'd say that's actually a good thing. Let people decide for themselves what's true. I mean, as long as they let go of bullshit that's been proven objectively wrong with reproducible scientific evidence, let them find the truth for themselves. You talk as if social change, regardless of its outcome or intentions, is always a good thing. Did I misunderstand you? Were you saying something else and I misinterpreted you? But yeah, I do agree with your other point, basically the internet is good for sharing ideas, media, and information, but really sucks for anything social other than agreeing on a time to meet face to face.
That's one of the best compliments you can give any art piece: it improved your life.
Let's all love Lain.
Gabriel: That's _an omnipresence in wired_, a _lain_ art book.
I really liked your videos of the show!
They helped me understand a lot of things that seemed incomprehensible, so thank you for your videos!
You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind comment.
how does this only have 6000 views. best Lain videos ever
Woo hoo :D Lain is just a very underrated Anime.
Actually I felt something opposite from what you said. For me it just let me persue much of this 'sigularity' dream of being one with the machine and everyone being connected.
Another Apple reference: tachibana is a type of fruit
feels like this is more relevant than ever. thanks for the explanation series
I been loving your videos analysis of lain.
I remember this anime on tech TV I believe...
Never under stood it completely but I felt something every time I watched the show.
It was as as I was transported to this eerie place, that didn't make sense, but made me feel something.
Gerard Moody Thanks! Yeah, Lain's definitely got a distinctive mood. It's sort of the anime version of trance music.
I really love those digging deeper kind of videos :). It's been a while since the last ones...
A god dammit, thanks. I had trouble understanding the series because I thought there were some philosophical ideas hidden. And while they are, the majority of information is packed in a post-modern manner. Even wikipedia says its avant-garde, so to understand the most part, one must look beyond the series itself.
fav review on this anime
Hi. I really like your Lain video, and there’s some ideas you bring up here I’d like to reference in a video I’m making this month. The video will follow a literature review format, wherein I plan to survey how multiple video essayists on YT have approached making meaning out of Lain. Please let me know if you don’t want me to quote you / your ideas (which may include audio/visual snippets from your video). Either way, thank you for adding to the conversation on Lain on YT!
The Aliens thing aren't some conspiracy theory reference, they're a nod to the work of John C. Lilly and his attempt at trying to communicate with dolphins. The Accela is a hypothetical piece of hardware that uses that research to interface with the human mind wirelessly with some handwaving about ELF bands. John C. Lilly spoke a lot about aliens in his later works. You'll also note that Ted Nelson also worked with Lilly for a time, and he's mentioned in there as a way to discuss a possible background for why the wired & the extra protocol was originally being built. The concept of 'Cyberia' by Douglas Rushkoff expands on this, and when integrated into the story it's effectively alluding to store of information connecting everyone together as one giant mind.
There is a playful take on this in the Hitchhiker's guide where the dolphins leave our planet as if they were aliens. You'll find some interesting ties between Douglas Adam's obsession with computers and some of the imagery he worked into his stories. He was also obsessed with Apple, and had produced a video called "Hyperland" that expanded on Ted Nelson's ideas. It came out a good 8 years before lain.
The Apple references remind me of how HAL from 2001 is IBM shifted up 1 letter
Thanks for the video, very interesting ideas.
Do you still think change in the wired cannot affect reality in 2018 ?
I have to disagree with you on one of your points.
You were saying that since there is so much information(and therefore also misinformation) that it becomes difficult to change someones mind and influence them.
I'd say that's actually a good thing. Let people decide for themselves what's true. I mean, as long as they let go of bullshit that's been proven objectively wrong with reproducible scientific evidence, let them find the truth for themselves.
You talk as if social change, regardless of its outcome or intentions, is always a good thing.
Did I misunderstand you? Were you saying something else and I misinterpreted you?
But yeah, I do agree with your other point, basically the internet is good for sharing ideas, media, and information, but really sucks for anything social other than agreeing on a time to meet face to face.
To BeOS Continued
No more face to face relationships now in 2020 :(
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Excellent :) Great work again :)
OH, I forgot :D What's with the blood? I recall that in some episode the power grid was actually bleeding. Explanation?
Koseiku Which episode?
@@UmbraHand Ep. 1.
What was that book you were reading?
3 years late, but I think it was a SOE Artbook.
God damn, just one dislike after 8 years
Yeah