Falling Leaves - Michael Forrest

More experiments: http://grimaceworks.com/mf/lab

This is an interactive Java Applet. I'll put a link to it once I've managed to post the applet online.

Here's what it says, since I think it's easier to read when you're in control...

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Listen.
You are steeped in information.
You are being bombarded.
Your brain is made for a society of dozens, maybe hundreds.
A few dozen friends. The rest outsiders.
You struggle to understand a society of billions.
So your belief that times are getting darker is false.
The strong help the weak more than they ever have before.
They help because they feel ashamed.
They help to keep up appearances.
They still help. Altruism does not require pure motivation, only action.
Do not judge them so harshly.
We must all block out hysteria, control our fears,
and calmly build a better world.
Piece by piece.
Brick by brick.
Cell by cell.
Atom by atom.
Word by word.
We will not stay here forever.
We will not be this forever.
Machines and minds will merge in time,
We will expand through melted buckled borders
Even if we burn the whole sky what we are will still survive.
Even if our children turn against us they are still our children.
Our sublime capacity to adapt will transcend the difficult times ahead.
In the future my only hope, MY ONLY HOPE, is that there will still be girls.
In the future I hope there will still be girls.
MUSIC, SOFTWARE, WORDS by Michael Forrest April 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Image © http://philip.greenspun.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• singularity
• extropianism
• fear
• society
• humankind
• life
• hope

[uhgvitybvouv]

omg, its endless

[michaelforrest]

what can I say.. I zoned out a little - it was a live recording - I couldn't really edit it down and I had too much of a hangover to do it again!

[ludwigvan17]

Sometimes people help just to help. It's not always to make themselves feel better.

But I do agree with you in the sense that I hope girls still exist in the future.

[michaelforrest]

I was talking about the megacorporations really - not that it's that clear..

[JubilantMints]

Thanks. Helps me fall asleep.

[ForPetesaiche]

Beautiful fusion of poetry, sound, music, visual serenity, and philosophy. I don't necessarily agree with the line our minds will fuse with machinery, unless I miss-understand your meaning with my cyborg interpretation. I do agree that we should hope there will still be girls ... in a world of eugenics and sex selective abortion and contraception will regeneration of our species decist? (ie. UN, India, China, etc.)

[ForPetesaiche]

Beautiful fusion of poetry, sound, music, visual serenity, and philosophy. I don't necessarily agree with the line our minds will fuse with machinery, unless I miss-understand your meaning with my cyborg interpretation. I do agree that we should hope there will still be girls ... in a world of eugenics and sex selective abortion and contraception will regeneration of our species decist? (ie. UN, India, China, etc.)

[SeeNoEvil5]

superb idea, great effect!  excellent poem

[Schnapps]

good ideas. felt the video could of used a change in scenery. Most people wont wait as long as it took for all those words to show unless something else is happening in the background. Good wording.

[alperen65]

lets meetup!

im so bOrEd! msg me! my id is in my youtube profile! RJ

[INDAKAZPRODUCTIONS]

good video!

[RobBryan206]

Much Love, Light and Peace to ambervisions for the very creative, beautiful video!!! More people who have this artistic ability should share their creativity like this!

[Truelove777]

Great creative and entrancing video. Thanks to Ambervision for sharing it with me!

[tlcompanion]

Thanks for the vid....