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I am doubtful. Is there anyone here who got into computer science because of The Matrix? Wanting to recreate a sci-fi subplot irl can only get you so far, espe

by thih9 2y ago

I am doubtful. Is there anyone here who got into computer science because of The Matrix? Wanting to recreate a sci-fi subplot irl can only get you so far, especially in an engineering field. These movies are of course loved by all the nerds, me included; but I’d guess the causality is different than what the twitter poster suggests. > tell stories about technology so compelling that people dedicate their lives to advancing the frontier Not to mention that the point of a lot of these stories was to not advance the frontier in that particular direction.

kibibu 2y ago
> Is there anyone here who got into computer science because of The Matrix? Not personally. However, I can say that a lot of people got into trenchcoats, sunglasses, and lil slide out phones because of The Matrix.
AndrewKemendo 2y ago
I was already coding but it was a significant motivator (along with Kurzweil) for me to pursue AGI as my focus
tetris11 2y ago
> got into computer science because of The Matrix? Looking at at least one. It put me into the cringe habit of customizing my desktop the way I wanted it, and realising that Windows just would not do for customization, and thus began my lifelong Linux affliction.
talldatethrow 2y ago
Sure. I chose mechanical engineering because I liked car movies. Heck, I thought fast and furious was cool and I wanted to go to college to learn to design and make car tuning parts. Don't underestimate how foolishly 17 year olds fill out their college applications based on random crazy thoughts occuring to them that month.
inhumantsar 2y ago
while I wouldn't say it's the reason, snowcrash and the diamond age were big motivators for me. the metaverse and the primer were great fodder for the imagination and seemed like they should be doable.
c22 2y ago
It was WarGames for me.
liminalmilenial 2y ago
It was Ghost in the Shell for me.

by thih9 2y ago

kibibu 2y ago

> Is there anyone here who got into computer science because of The Matrix? Not personally. However, I can say that a lot of people got into trenchcoats, sunglasses, and lil slide out phones because of The Matrix.

AndrewKemendo 2y ago

I was already coding but it was a significant motivator (along with Kurzweil) for me to pursue AGI as my focus

tetris11 2y ago

> got into computer science because of The Matrix? Looking at at least one. It put me into the cringe habit of customizing my desktop the way I wanted it, and realising that Windows just would not do for customization, and thus began my lifelong Linux affliction.

talldatethrow 2y ago

Sure. I chose mechanical engineering because I liked car movies. Heck, I thought fast and furious was cool and I wanted to go to college to learn to design and make car tuning parts. Don't underestimate how foolishly 17 year olds fill out their college applications based on random crazy thoughts occuring to them that month.

inhumantsar 2y ago

while I wouldn't say it's the reason, snowcrash and the diamond age were big motivators for me. the metaverse and the primer were great fodder for the imagination and seemed like they should be doable.

c22 2y ago

It was WarGames for me.

liminalmilenial 2y ago

It was Ghost in the Shell for me.