When the live-action Ghost in the Shell film came out in 2017, I wrote this long-form reflection to answer a question that still feels relevant today: How do we imagine the future?
The article begins with Ghost in the Shell and Psycho-Pass, then delves into themes of technology, aesthetics, social control, free will, and how we might co-exist with ‘the future.’ Looking back now, I find the questions it raises are more resonant than ever. So I translated the article into English and repost it here.
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