In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave we are introduced to a form of humanity shackled in chains, in a form of perceptual bondage.
In The Matrix by the Wachowski sisters we are introduced to a dark future where humanity is imprisoned physically and perceptually by a form of manipulative Artificial Intelligence.
And in our daily lives we also experience a limiting of our social perspective regarding Covid-19.
If Neo could rescue humanity from Plato’s cave, what would that rescue look like today in a world where people are constantly battling the influence of misinformation while trying to stay safe?
Are there any modern figures in reality that have acted as a Neo/Morpheus or a Plato, in the current age of coronavirus, liberating humanity from their incorrect thinking? If we listen to these modern truth-tellers, how will our lives be made better?
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The short term actions are not a real definition of what people need to survive. The near draconian lockdowns are a threat to the long-term existence of humankind in their social and psychological wellbeing (De Gruyter, 7). Sometimes allowing the virus to take its natural cause is the reality toward more realistic interventions that can be sustained. Listening to these opposing views have positive outcomes but which would occur at a high cost. The COVID-19 aggressive measures mostly affect the vulnerable populations. Those who depend on daily incomes and public services have a difficult life surviving within the imposed reality. Like Neo/ Morpheus or Plato’s views, people should be free to explore reality and define their own identity even with perceived threats. Imprisonment and confinement of people to a false reality of social and economic breakdown has a worse effect than the virus.[1020 Words]
