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I think it would be great if they just replaced all statues with holographic projectors so it would be easy to change the statue to whatever the people wanted a

I think it would be great if they just replaced all statues with holographic projectors so it would be easy to change the statue to whatever the people wanted at the moment. They could even use augmented reality glasses to make it so you only see exactly the 'statue' that you want to see. I think it would make public places more inclusive.

hbogert 6y ago
Satirical? I would +1 either way.
Koshkin 6y ago
The best description of the AR-based future that I've seen is in The Golden Age by John C. Wright.
DenisM 6y ago
I have to wonder what %% of statue-topping motivation is refusal to see those objectionable artifacts vs. attempts to deny others their object of worship. Already the activists demand that you state your (conformant) position or be damned as <bad words> for your silence. I can imagine in your AR world there will be activists demanding to see what's in your personal AR.
- gotoeleven 6y ago
  The joke would be on them because I would set my statue AR glasses to Spongebob.
Yetanfou 6y ago
That word, inclusive, is taking on a totally differing meaning which is nearly the opposite of what it originally meant. The type of inclusivity it indicates leads to divisiveness, the splintering of society in a multitude of factions battling for a place on the agenda of inclusivity. The way to get a place generally lies in finding a common grievance and starting a drive for society to address it. Where statues were once meant to bind the people together through a shared history, these inclusive statues serve to split people into factions. Instead of realising that these monuments are not to be taken as literal examples of holiness but as symbols of some common cultural ancestry in time and space they will now be turned into egocentric billboards of the individual's personal mood of the day. I suggest replacing all toppled statues with one of emperor Nero playing a harp while watching the city of Rome burn since that is what the evisceration of history will lead to. History, good and bad, is there to learn from. You can not glorify the good parts without criticising the bad parts, however: You can not criticise the bad parts without at least acknowledging the good parts. Doing so is just as intellectually dishonest as doing the opposite.

hbogert 6y ago

Satirical? I would +1 either way.

Koshkin 6y ago

The best description of the AR-based future that I've seen is in The Golden Age by John C. Wright.

DenisM 6y ago

I have to wonder what %% of statue-topping motivation is refusal to see those objectionable artifacts vs. attempts to deny others their object of worship. Already the activists demand that you state your (conformant) position or be damned as <bad words> for your silence. I can imagine in your AR world there will be activists demanding to see what's in your personal AR.

gotoeleven 6y ago
The joke would be on them because I would set my statue AR glasses to Spongebob.

Yetanfou 6y ago

That word, inclusive, is taking on a totally differing meaning which is nearly the opposite of what it originally meant. The type of inclusivity it indicates leads to divisiveness, the splintering of society in a multitude of factions battling for a place on the agenda of inclusivity. The way to get a place generally lies in finding a common grievance and starting a drive for society to address it. Where statues were once meant to bind the people together through a shared history, these inclusive statues serve to split people into factions. Instead of realising that these monuments are not to be taken as literal examples of holiness but as symbols of some common cultural ancestry in time and space they will now be turned into egocentric billboards of the individual's personal mood of the day. I suggest replacing all toppled statues with one of emperor Nero playing a harp while watching the city of Rome burn since that is what the evisceration of history will lead to. History, good and bad, is there to learn from. You can not glorify the good parts without criticising the bad parts, however: You can not criticise the bad parts without at least acknowledging the good parts. Doing so is just as intellectually dishonest as doing the opposite.