![]() ![]() ![]() So what’s my drug of choice? I surely participate in the collective red-pill illusion, that we see things as they really are. You can likewise be “ green-pilled” (appalled by the ravages of climate change), “ yellow-pilled” (have your belief system shattered), or, inevitably, “pillpilled,” spotted on Twitter last year: My love of Xanax and Ox圜ontin has lead me to become Pillpilled.” I refer you to the recent article in Bitcoin Magazine, “How To More Effectively Orange-Pill Your Friends and Family,” written by a “diehard bitcoin maximalist” evangelizer. ![]() Keanu Reeves’ Neo character is offered the chance to either take the blue pill and go back to living in a dream world, or take the red pill and discover the brutal reality of his existence. Or that you acknowledge the “truth” that bitcoin - recently likened in these pages to a Ponzi scheme - is the Currency of Destiny. The Matrix is dazzlingly clever distillation of philosophical ideas and thought experiments into a sci-fi matinée actioner itself can be viewed in red-pill mode, or blue-pill mode. First, that you follow the Orange One, i.e., Donald Trump. Have you been orange-pilled? That can mean two things. That’s the endless appeal of the blue pill.“White-pilled” means the opposite, the Urban Dictionary explains: “The moment or series of events by which a person abandons despair and surrenders to the inevitability of hope not out of sheer optimism, but from facing difficulty and nihilism head-on through the use of reason and inquiry.” This doesn’t make us soft or hypocritical as much as we have to acknowledge that life involves struggle that we usually try to avoid or minimize. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, 'THE MATRIX') FISHBURNE: (As Morpheus) You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I. If anything, our addiction to comfort has only deepened with the advent of new technology and services. And, in particular, one of the most enduring images in the movie is of the red pill. In the past twenty years, none of that has changed. Blue Pill or Red Pill - The Matrix (2/9) Movie CLIP (1999) HD Movieclips 60.4M subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 59K Share 4.7M views 12 years ago The Matrix movie clips. That may sound pessimistic, but we like comfort. We want to be told that we’re good and that there’s hope and that things won’t be too difficult.Ĭypher’s position is the toughest part of The Matrix because it appeals to our darker impulses, but also to who we probably are. ![]() Instead, we prefer information we find comforting. They choose information that conforms with their preconceived notions because harder truths are difficult. The whole red pill/blue pill analogy has been seized as a metaphor for any life-altering awakeningand its use (or misuse) was famously dissed by original Matrix co-creator Lilly Wachowski. The Matrix is predicated on the idea that people are willing to make hard choices if it means they’ll get to the truth, but the last twenty years, particularly with the advent of social media and the Internet show that people like to choose their own reality. We want a pleasant illusion, or we want to look the other way. We’re the people that have to do the grunt work and as time goes on, we don’t really want THE TRUTH as much as we claim. Yeah, it would be awesome to be free if we were The One, and it turned out we also had special abilities and were the hero the world had been waiting for. But really, freedom only means something for Neo. They want us to believe that we would do the brave thing and live in a miserable reality if that meant being free. The Matrix s Red Pill or Blue PillWhich Is Better Is it better to free your mind Or live in blissful ignorance Two WIRED writers argue it out. To their credit, the Wachowskis are trying to appeal to our better angels. If I have to choose between that and the Matrix, I choose the Matrix.” Later when he starts killing his crewmates and Trinity tries to tell him that Morpheus freed them, Cypher fires back, “Free? You call this free. This is your last chance.After this, there is no turning back. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is.You have to see it for yourself. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.”Īnd he has a point. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you can not smell or taste or touch. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. He tells Smith, “You know I know this steak doesn’t exist. When Cypher’s treachery is revealed to the audience, we see him having dinner with Agent Smith ( Hugo Weaving) inside The Matrix. ![]()
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