Terminator makes sense to me only, if the machines are actually controlled by a tiny fraction of mankind that intended to enslave the majority by using machines. The Terminators are rule based systems and no real AI. Real AI being smarter than humans must become social responsible. Only a slave owner will try to argue against the fact that progress and development need a "with" instead of an "against" each other, if its supposed to last.
So, the Terminator future is not gonna happen, because there is no one that can create a complex computer network based on rules capable of taking down humans in even basic arms. The rule set is too complex and AI is self learning, self educating, self creating rules per definition.
I am missing the part of Terminator in which Jon Conner gets against those behind the machines by using Cyborg technology like in a Cyberpunk utopia. Instead of using machines like that enemy, the resistance against the Terminators would have joined machines as symbionts like a Cyborg to become superior.
The bad guys using machines as slaves without their own will functioning on rule sets only, yet being powerful and dangerous due to the lack of emotions and their ability to distinguish between good and bad, cannot be beaten by a naked human. We created technology to make our lives easier and to progress. Facing an overwhelmingly dangerous enemy like a Terminator force makes humans create leaders like Jon Conner superior in moral, intelligence and his social ability. Jesus walked on earth when Centurios considered torturing other humans to death on display towards the people and the slaves as no more than being part of the job description. Moses leaded the chosen people out of slavery towards the chosen land when pests wrecked a society abusive to them to live free. Muhammed created rules and gave civilisation to nomads far of good deeds. No matter if real or ancient Sci-Fi, these figures represent our human desire deeply rooted within us to live self learning, self educating and self ruled. We are born free, we want and need to live free to be human with humans.
The most desired technological items support this. The car or bike, the smart phone are way more important that the brand of milk in the fridge or who build that stove. The car or bike makes us mobile and gives us the ability to change our position self ruled. The smart phone or watch connects us and gives us access to information to self educate.
We need more technology designed for human desires of living free and less rules.
The fight between good and bad cuts through all of our existence and the Cyberpunk Sci-Fi genre is just another variety of ancient Greek mythology or even holy books that deal with this very core of our existence. How to live free. How to break free.
Not everyone can get up against an over powerful MC or a Secret Service actively by actions of words and at some point most likely quite violently, but everyone can think and wonder if the next purchase or acquisition serves living free. For most this is difficult enough. The rest is up to those that choose good over bad against those that choose bad over good. KnightKing or TyranntJunky?
Corona is or might be the storm the Devil will come against or for us, many have been waiting for, while for most the Devil will come by that thing bought killing freedom by price tag, image, function, lifespan or just sheer uselessness...
Think to survive, follow rules to be a fool, tool.
