《元宇宙的领航员们》
一切永恒的，都会消散。技术包含的软件、硬件系统，也一样。
2000年后，从信息社会到大数据、算法、人工智能，人正从发明工具的人，走向被统治的数据点。
人正在失去引领自己种群向前的作用了吗？人的概念现在过时了吗？人还可能是什么？
《元宇宙的领航员们》希望进入一个在过去某个时刻，人还在思考理想主义、科技平等的世界。《元宇宙的领航员们》正是开启时代的预言，在诸多方面，人一直在探寻技术带来的可能性，以及自我人性的映照。而这个世界将在元宇宙、加密艺术的环境中。完成媒介和界面的一次进化讨论。
The Navigators of the Metaverse
All that is eternal will dissipate. The software and hardware systems that technology encompasses, as well.
After 2000, from the information society to big data, algorithms, and artificial intelligence, humans are moving from being the ones who invented the tools to being the data points of domination.
Is the human being losing its role in leading its species forward? Is the concept of man now obsolete? What else might a human be?
The Navigators of the Metaverse look to enter a world where, at some point in the past, man was still thinking about how to move towards idealistic, technological equality. The Navigators of the Metaverse is the prophecy that begins the era in which, in so many ways, man has been exploring the possibilities that technology offers and the mirroring of his humanity. This world will complete a discussion of the evolution of media and interfaces in a metaverse, crypto-art environment.
均衡的潜力
技术是均衡器：从理论上讲，技术可以成为消除差距、提供信息和资源的有力工具，而不论其背景如何。例如，互联网和移动设备提供了前所未有的连通性和知识民主化。
新的组织可能性： 技术重塑了我们的互动与合作方式。新的结构和系统有可能出现，如果用心实施，将促进更大的平等。
持续的挑战
数字鸿沟：即使技术已经普及，数字鸿沟依然存在。社会经济因素、地理位置和技能水平仍在获取和使用方面造成差距。
算法偏见：看似 "中立 "的技术，往往会由于训练数据和算法设计中的偏差，而使现有的社会不平等——永久化。
控制与操纵：通过监控、有针对性的信息宣传，和令人上瘾的设计，来操纵技术的可能性，是一个令人严重关切的问题。
平权行动与差异
历史和背景理解：要解决平等与差异的问题，就必须了解特定的历史和地理背景。要解决不平等问题，不可能采用全球通用、一刀切的方法。
意外后果：平权行动措施的目的是消除历史上的不利因素，但有时也会引起反弹，使人们认为存在新形式的不公平。
冲突的阴影
技术放大：技术既可以放大人性中最好的一面，也可以放大人性中最坏的一面。它可以促进联系，也可以成为分裂、宣传和破坏性战争的工具，当前的冲突就是一个悲惨的例子。
技术能否带来团结？
这是一个根本性的问题，不幸的是，没有简单的答案。
技术是工具，不是解决方案：技术本身并不能创造 "智慧的整体性"。人类的智慧、同理心和良好的管理，必须指导技术的开发和使用。
用心是关键：技术可以创造团结与平等，但前提是在设计和实施技术时，必须有意识地考虑到这些目标。如果不加以控制，技术很可能被滥用，加剧现有的分歧。
全球合作：与技术平等有关的问题超越国界。要塑造一个更加公平和人道的技术未来，就必须开展国际合作与对话，即使看似困难重重。
The Potential for Equalization
Technology as a Leveler: In theory, Technology can be a powerful tool for bridging gaps and providing access to information and resources regardless of background. For example, the internet and mobile devices offer unprecedented connectivity and democratization of knowledge.
New Organizational Possibilities: Technology reshapes how we interact and collaborate. New structures and systems promoting greater equality can emerge if implemented with intention.
Continuing Challenges
Digital Divide: Even with widespread technologies, the digital divide persists. Socioeconomic factors, geographic location, and skill level still create disparities in access and use.
Algorithmic Biases: Seemingly "neutral" technologies often perpetuate existing social inequalities due to biases woven into the training data and design of algorithms.
Control & Manipulation: The potential for technological manipulation through surveillance, targeted information campaigns, and addictive design is a serious concern.
Affirmative Action and Difference
Historical and Contextual Understanding: You rightly underscore that grappling with equality vs. difference necessitates understanding specific historical and geographical contexts. A global, one-size-fits-all approach for addressing inequality is impossible.
Unintended Consequences: While intending to counter historical disadvantages, affirmative action measures can sometimes create backlash and perceptions of new forms of unfairness.
The Specter of Conflict
Technological Amplification: Technology can amplify both the best and worst in humanity. While it can foster connection, it can also become a tool for division, propaganda, and devastating warfare, as tragically illustrated in current conflicts.
Can Technology Lead to Unity?
This is the fundamental question; unfortunately, there's no simple answer.
Technology is a Tool, Not a Solution: Technology alone doesn't create "intelligent wholeness." Human wisdom, empathy, and good governance must guide its development and use.
Intentionality is Key: Technology can create unity and equality, but only if consciously designed and implemented with these goals in mind. Left unchecked, it is just as likely to be misused to exacerbate existing divisions.
Global Cooperation: The issues surrounding technological equalization transcend borders. Even with seemingly impossible odds, international collaboration and dialogue are needed to shape a more equitable and humane technological future.
有限性问题
社会价值：衡量一个社会的价值极其复杂。我们可能会考虑经济衡量标准、福祉指标、文化丰富程度、自由、公平或创新等诸多因素。没有唯一正确的答案，一个社会的价值往往随着时间的推移而变化。个人价值：一个人的价值真的可以衡量吗？有些人注重对社会的贡献，有些人则注重品格、同情心或独特的潜能。哲学和宗教视角在很大程度上影响着这个问题。
价值与价格：经济体系优先考虑价格（交换价值），往往忽视了人的生命、资源或经历的内在价值。这种矛盾是资本主义世界许多伦理困境的核心所在。
有限性、权力和变量
接受限制： 我们的有限性使我们面对某些情况时无能为力。变数和混乱交织在生活中。理解这一点可以解放我们，迫使我们专注于我们能够控制的事情，并欣赏事物的暂时性。
物质资源： 资源的有限性成为一个关键问题。过度消费凸显了物质 "无穷无尽 "的假象，而技术发展又揭示了新的稀缺性。我们面临着关于可持续发展和有限资源分配的重要决策。
语义有限性： 语言之美在于其有限性。我们创作诗歌和文学作品，正是因为词语和意义是有限的。我们通过在限制条件下艺术而具体的表达，找到意义和深度。
与有限共存
生、死、爱、恨：生命中的一些基本现实本质上是有限的。接受这种有限性会影响我们对存在本身的理解。它激发了我们的紧迫感、对当下的珍惜以及充分利用有限时光的动力。
更多问题
有限性赋予生命意义，还是永生会导致停滞？
我们怎样才能建设一个既尊重有限性（尤其是资源），又追求进步和创新的社会？
是否存在 "完全真实 "的交流，还是一定程度的解释总是在起作用？
我们能否在接受生活中各种变数的无力感，同时又能在自己的选择中找到能动性和意义的中间地带？
有限性是人类生存条件的基石。我们的思想影响着我们的伦理、经济以及每一种有意义的生活方式。
The issue of finitude
The Valuation Question
Society's Worth: Measuring value in a society is incredibly complex. We might consider economic measures, well-being indicators, cultural richness, freedom, equity, or innovation, amongst many factors. There's no single correct answer, and what a society values often evolves with time.
Individual Value: Can the value of a person truly be measured? Some focus on contributions to society, others on character, compassion, or unique potential. Philosophical and religious lenses heavily influence this question.
Value vs. Price: Economic systems prioritize price (exchange value), often neglecting the intrinsic value of human life, resources, or experiences. This tension is at the heart of many ethical dilemmas in a capitalist world.
Finiteness, Power, and Variables
Accepting Limits: Our finitude confronts us with the powerlessness we hold over certain circumstances. Variables and chaos are woven into life. Understanding this can be liberating, forcing us to focus on what we can control and appreciate the temporal nature of things.
Material Resources: Finiteness becomes a critical problem with resources. Overconsumption highlights the illusion of 'endless' material, while technological development reveals new scarcities. We face critical decisions about sustainability and the distribution of limited resources.
Semantic Finiteness: The beauty of language is found within its limits. We construct poetry and literature precisely because words and meanings are finite. We find meaning and depth through artful, specific expression within constraints.
Living with Finitude
Life, Death, Love, and Hate: Some of life's fundamental realities are inherently finite. Accepting this finitude shapes our understanding of existence itself. It fuels our sense of urgency, appreciation for the present, and the drive to make the most of our finite moments.
Further Questions
Does finitude give life its meaning, or would immortality lead to stagnation?
How can we build societies that balance respect for finiteness (especially with resources) while still striving for progress and innovation?
Is there such a thing as "fully authentic" communication, or is a degree of interpretation always at play?
Can we find a middle ground between accepting the powerlessness of life's variables and still finding agency and meaning in our choices?
Finitude is the bedrock of the human condition. Our thoughts influence our ethics, economics, and every approach to living a meaningful life.
关于展览《元宇宙的领航员》
1/ 展览是时间上过去和未来的连接，发生在过去的，技术、认知的实践，也会因为未来的到来而被激活。
2/ 展览是一个非图像和的展览，技术论、经济网络化等，是其切入点。
3/ 展览有两个部分，一部分基于比特币系统的NFT，一部分为元宇宙VOXELS系统中比特塔的完美环形。
4/ 展览援引ETOY小组《石棺》作品中Timothy Leary的文本和声音，希望能将心智、技术和人性看作一个有机的整体。
5/ 展览是一次实践，挑战即来自加密系统的运作，也来自艺术家有趣的艺术思辨。
6/ 展览希望能完成永恒的权证，以及不灭的痕迹，成为过去和未来的领航员，而领航员们，也包括为这个展览实现的每一位参与者。
About the exhibition The Navigators of the Metaverse
1/ The exhibition is a connection between the past and the future in time; what happens in the past and technological and cognitive practices are also activated by the future.
2/ The exhibition is an exhibition of non-images, and technological theories, economic networking, etc., are its entry points.
3/ The exhibition has two parts: NFT based on the Bitcoin system and a perfect ring of Bit Tower in the meta-universe VOXELS system.
4/ The exhibition references Timothy Leary's text and voice from the ETOY group's Sarcophagus work in the hope of seeing the mind, technology and humanity as an organic whole.
5/ The exhibition is an exercise in the challenges that come from the workings of the encryption system and the artists' intriguing artistic reflections.
6/ The exhibition hopes to complete the eternal warrants, as well as the imperishable traces, to be the navigators of the past and the future, and the navigators, which include every participant who realises this exhibition.