Watched an interesting star trek episode which seemed to have some connections to Forbidden Planet and the Krel. It was an early episode with William Shatner as James T. Kirk and they visited this planet where the inhabitants had mastered the power of illusion. From this they lost their ability to work, to make things or actually have any desires. Therefore they take to capturing passing by alien species and trying to learn from then about desire again. Their technological advancements has left them lifeless as a race, without ambition because it has been handed to them for so long through this power if illusion that they've forgotten their way of life. It was a similar situation with the race called the Krel in forbidden planet. Their drive to become more powerful technologically left them extinct as a race. They tapped into their deepest desires and unbeknonst to them their latent evil desires manifested and became a creature which killed them all.
Both these seem to tie together and make a comment on the dangers of technology. With so many advancements being made its hard not to wonder how technology will affect our lives in the future and whether this type of circumstance could actually be realised.
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