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BC: Hope and Rage are the aspect of belief. They both deal with the ideas that people hold with them, whether it being positive or negative. Players both to these aspects look at the world with the consent ideas of maybe and possibility, but how strongly they feel about the idea depends on their given aspect.

BC: Players bound to these aspect are the ones how bring truth to the group. The ones how help keep the team moving and know when it’s right or wrong to stop.

BC: Hope players are described from

The Extended Zodiac quiz as...

“... driven first and foremost by their convictions. They do right for right's sake, and are quick to come to the aid of anyone they deem to be experiencing injustice. That said, their views of the world can be quite black and white, so what they see as the "right" thing may not always be the universally accepted view. They put great value in the power of the imagination, the ability to dream up a better and more beautiful future. If anyone could dream a better world into existence, it would be one of the Hope-bound. They may sound like all sunshine and rainbows, but they aren't adverse to a little destruction, especially if they think they can replace it with something better and more just. At their best, Hope-bound are positive, caring, and warm. At their worst they can be narrow-minded and selfish.”

BC: Hope players are those who put their believes first. They tend to have big dreams for the future and have an exact idea on how it should be. Because they hold their beliefs so strongly, they tend to come off as stubborn or selfish because they only believe in their own truth. They are likely to motivate others because they believe that they can do it. Hope players have a strong and high self-esteem and believe that they can do anything. Hope players believe in themselves so much that they can lose track of how possible the thing they are trying to achieve really is. Hope players need to learn to listen to other people and understand not everything is possible, don’t let hope blind you from the truth.

BC: Rage players are described from the Extended Zodiac quiz as...

“... bringers of chaos. They posses great contempt for lies or false ideas, including the stability that false ideas can impart. To them, the true is far more important than the good; they would tear down a system just to destabilize it if, by their reckoning, it is built on faulty premises. Often the Rage-bound prefer anarchy to any of the alternate forms of civilization, which they believe to be riddled with lies and foolishness and obedient masses. They are bringers of confusion and doubt, and they can be frustratingly difficult to convince otherwise when they have attached themselves to an idea. If they sound dangerous, they are. The Rage-bound tend to be most volatile and unpredictable of the aspects. At their best they are original, revolutionary, and fearless. At their worst they are cruel, uncompromising, and vicious.”

Dua Lipa - Anything For Love (Extended)

Prompt: Museum Communication meets Metropolis: At the museum, look for two examples of science or technology to relate to the film: 1 - Find an exhibit that suggests the film was accurate in communicating the future. 2 - Find an exhibit that suggests the film was inaccurate in its vision of the future. 

In the movie Metropolis, the evil robot version of Maria (a technology) is used as a device to persuade a public. As we discussed in class, social media and other online entities (also technology) can be misused by corporations or government to persuade people to buy certain things, vote a certain way, or shape their opinions about current events. An exhibit in the Museum Communication highlights how far reaching social media (specifically twitter) can be, and shows that Metropolis’s ideas of future technology might not be far off.  It connects millions of people worldwide, and also connects those people with persuasive media. We also discussed that Facebook was used by Russian government to secretly persuade the public of American citizens. As another type of social media, twitter is used in the same ways, though maybe not by the Russian government. News outlets, advertisements, and promotions are all over twitter feeds and play a major role in how people keep up with current events. This type of media can be and is used by all of these entities to easily persuade the global public. 

This use of social media also inhibits a “public sphere as a sphere which mediates between society and state” (Habermass. p.50) The clutter of persuasive material prevents any communication between the public and government that could facilitate the democratic society. In Metropolis, robot Maria prevented communication between the underclass and upperclass. She did not speak of peace and mediation like Maria did, but just called for violence and rage and further division, which twitter can also facilitate through the presentation of persuasive material. 

 When used in a positive way, technology also has the ability to bring people together. Pictured above are images from the Museum Communication in their Oh Yeah! exhibit that showcased German pop music throughout history. In the first image, we see ‘Rock for Peace’ a movement that took over German music for a majority of the 80s. During this time music (a technology) was centered on love, peace, freedom, bringing people together, and celebrating diversity. The exhibit explained that there were many music festivals during the time that focused on these ideals, one even appropriately named ‘Love-and-Peace Festival’. The second image is form one music festival called ‘Love Parade’. This parade was a techno/electronic music festival in which thousands and thousands participated. These instances show that Metropolis did not predict the ability of music technology to unite people and bring about peace instead of division and suppression. 

He is a cliff, looking over a bright sea. So many layers are hidden beneath his eroded sharp edges. On the surface his thoughts seem so simple, so carefree. It isn’t until you break through the first layer of rock that you see the real shape and colour of his personality. He cannot see what he has become, until he comes crashing down. Only the sea can see every layer of his thoughts, his manners, his everything.