What maketh us

i was recently watching this program

i was left with many questions and themes

the episode was called planet of doom for any of you out there who would like to check the source

and aside from touching on time travel
and the implications
and the nit pickings of said mode of transport


it got me thinking on what maketh us

and it was explored through the medium of possible worlds
but it got me thinking what makes us
and without going to much into the butterfly effect

 how much would or could an effect have on us
like imagine if we went to different schools lived in an adjacent house
or area
how profound might that be

but also another thing that was brought up
was that knowledge is power
though many people think it is money
but yes knowledge is power
and
in the episode doom

who has turned the statue of liberty into a statue of himself in this other time stream
has gone back in time
and used his fore knowledge
to make sure the hulk never becomes so
and tony stark never becomes iron man
and he has them actually working for him to have dominion over the world


and he surmises that the power maketh the man not the man maketh the powers
and without their powers they are just human

and his worry is thor one because he has power but he also has the same knowledge as he
since he was outside of the time reversal

but he has been preparing for him

and if we step outside of the marvel universe for a minute

might that be perhaps a similar scenario for us
not the time travel bit
but being uprooted from knowledge
and therefore our power

and without knowledge we can see the scales could be turned
like lions being synonymous with coward
or africa with a dearth of history knowledge or wealth

and even in the episode
you saw doom wearing a modified suit made for him by iron man
yet iron man did not have a suit

and he made bruce banner
fear the element that would make him the powerful hulk


and that knowledge is power he even was present at some of the scenes of their victories
or gaining powers
and he stepped in as if he was saving them but it was quite the opposite

and it made me want to study history
but also question how else i could of ended up

for like captain america he kept him in the ice he was frozen in as a sculpture above his throne
akin to the story of damocles

but with the avengers who were not in servitude they were renegades
but muted to an extent

such as spider man was named slinger and he had no spider powers
but used machinery
and falcon was still a tech genius but his design was different
and hawkeye was the same but more serious than comedic

in the end the surmised the man maketh the powers

i will leave that for our deliberation

teckies beware

technology is everywhere

its in our homes our cars our pockets



some people think life was like this without technology



some of us like this now with technology


did you know this was technology


but like the caption below




and that got me thinking during a recent episode
of avengers assemble

iron man


all things technological well he is a guy who flies in an metallic suit to go toe to toe with mythical gods and aliens

then we have
captain america


a hero from the past in the present
who is getting adjusted to the world again
and whos main form of tech is his ever rebounding shield

and i used to dislike him for his simplistic ways
maybe it was the writing and not critiquing the flaw of throwing a defensive utensil as a offensive utensil that whilst it is out of your hands you are defense less


and this episode touched on that well the opening scenes were iron man beat cap and obliterating him after knocking his shield after coincidentally cap through his shield at him

and it shows there is more to him

and it made me question the parallels
it has with us
do we have more to us

for he has to have more tricks than just throwing a shield otherwise he would not live long

and iron man was telling him to not be afraid of change and to upgrade his tech

but as stories go a foe comes that works effectively against tech able to assimilate it into itself
and rendering iron man useless
and so it would seem cap
but it is the opposite

for cap does not rely on his shield
but iron man and others rely on their suits or bows or hammers

and cap lets it be known that he knows all their fighting styles and quirks even his own
which the android did not know and how it got defeated

and iron man wondered how he coud do this all without a computer

and it is a growing thing in the current age

people are like


and are quick to tell you what is possible
by this unknown human quota

yet cannot define what a human is
and then you realise
they are talking about their limits
not yours

for when someone tells you of impossible think of griots


think of artists
and visionaries

for how can one who has always been in a box advise others of a place outside of its constraints

then it got me thinking
are we letting technology rob us
of moments
and memories

that we have become an extension of an extension
no matter how many times they flash they will not capture the art

for can you remember a scene of wonder now without a camera

why do you need to explore when it can be sent to your door via camera

and on that note i will end