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Garland reflects on current technology and explains why space exploration excites him.
- 1InspirationGarland observes current technology.
- 2SpaceSpace travel excites him most.
- 3Long-term hopeHe hopes for travel beyond the solar system.
Takeaways
- Current technology influences fiction.
- Garland is especially excited by space travel.
- He hopes for exploration beyond the solar system.
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Real-world inspiration
Filmmaker Alex Garland tells Lex Fridman that current technological efforts influence his fiction because they are part of the world he observes.
Filmmaker Alex Garland tells Lex Fridman that current technological efforts influence his fiction because they are part of the world he observes.
Garland expresses support for some of Elon Musk’s work and gives Tesla as an example of pressure on established automakers. This is his personal assessment.
He says he looks to the real world for inspiration rather than only revisiting films he grew up with.
Space exploration
Asked which technological direction most excites him, Garland chooses space travel.
Asked which technological direction most excites him, Garland chooses space travel.
He sees exploration as important to humanity’s long-term future and compares it to earlier voyages across the ocean.
Garland says he hopes humanity eventually travels beyond the solar system, while acknowledging that seeing a person reach Mars would also be exciting.
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