Some tech advocates see technology as the ultimate solution to social problems.
Rick and Morty pushes the boundaries of existing technology. Smart Rick to the point of symbiosis with technology. But the world has not changed for the better.
Existing problems still exist and tend to expand.
In one episode of Cannibalism, Tommy was locked up as a child in a completely harmless world created by Rick. Without any food, Tommy survives by implanting his own DNA into some virtual creatures and eating his offspring.
There is no such thing as an absolutely harmless world. Because human beings have to survive. Tommy, who has been eating offspring, thinks there is nothing wrong with it. Because his world has his own established values. Then if we get out of it now and look at our current self, what will it be like?
Later, there was a conversation between Rick and his daughter that I found very interesting.
This reminds me of the explosive population growth after the Industrial Revolution and what Marx said, the oppression and sweat behind capital. A Brief History of Mankind by Israeli author Yuval Harari has an argument for the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution was marked by the "domestication" of wheat by humans. It has historically been seen as a turning point in human civilization, and one of the reasons is that for the first time in history, the population has grown significantly. Harari mentioned that this is actually a process of wheat "domesticating" humans. Faster than the population growth is the increase in the amount of wheat. Wheat has a comfortable growing environment because humans water and weed regularly. Humans, on the other hand, had more work than primitive foraging societies, and the spondylosis that accompanies long stooping tillage. This has been the case with every revolution in history. More population, more workload. In other words, the meaning of revolution is to let more people survive in a worse way.
Rick's saying that the universe feeds on mediocre people reminds me of the process of capital accumulation. The rise of capital giants is accompanied by the sacrifice of countless mediocre people. This drama visualizes it with "cannibalism".
Rick's distinction of being smart as a winning trait strikes me as a tall order. The wisdom that can decide the fate may be in the minority. The protagonist Rick has only "one". In the real society, the benefits brought by capital are far greater than the benefits brought by labor.
If the world is all oneself, then there should be no communication barriers, which conflict with the concepts of people in today's society, right?
"Rick and Morty" gave a negative answer.
In a world made up of government-hating Rick and Morty from all time and space, the problems of modern society remain.
The workers of the big factories are still toiling numbly, spreading lies about the "simple life" with elaborate advertisements; Morty is seen as a race of inferior people, sent to training schools, wearing uniforms, and finding a master Rick who is them The goal of a lifetime; politicians from the Morty race chanted the slogan "Equality for all", and immediately changed the face of an authoritarian and cruel politician after seizing power...
Differences between people are far greater than racial differences. The chaotic Morty slums have beautiful and simple dreams, and the educated Morty police abuse their power. The oppressed worker Rick, the cruel capitalist Rick, and the kind police Rick.
People were divided by class and started to kill each other.
I felt sick when I first started watching this show. Because the technology inside has developed to the point where it can transform human beings without barriers. Humans and remembering have no clear boundaries. Gore became normal and calm.
Oddly enough I watched it without a hitch after finishing my dinner takeaway. Maybe this is the ability of humans to adapt to technology (?
The show seems to be full of irony and contempt for everything in the world. But the theme has the traditional "family affection" of American dramas.
Although the Rick family has different personalities, they all care about each other (except for the son-in-law). Everyone has shortcomings and has a relatively independent personal space, which is an ideal state for me.
In one episode, both Rick and Morty were split into two people, the imperfect self and the ideal self. Rick sees his love for his grandson Morty as part of his bad self. But the good Rick kept trying to reunite with the bad self. He thinks this is what he looks like.
I like the cold and crazy Rick. He has a surprisingly thorough understanding of world affairs, and looks at every ordinary person with a sarcastic attitude. But he always has an inexhaustible passion to create and take risks. For him, the existence of grandson is like his own weakness. But he accepted this kind of self calmly.
There are also a few screenshots that I think are very classic, and I will share them together~
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