Reading Response 4 -SL

According to El Lissitzky they envisioned a future that involves a potential international hieroglyph book. (Page 27/ #3). Essentially, El Lissitzky claims the letter book lacks the advantage of being unbound by language barriers. That is to say, El Lissitzky claims that technology will advance to where books will contain patterns that will be akin to a universal language. The only conundrum would be that an individual must learn this theoretical pattern for themselves. (Page 27/ #3).  El Lissitzky expects that, “By reading, our children are already acquiring a new plastic language … they will surely also create another book” (Page 30/#6). The belief here is that, with the passage of time, people will grow and find other ways to use the technology available to them. Technology that could be used in ways previously unthinkable. However, this raises one potentially problematic issue. What of the inventions that need no change? What would befall those items, it could be disastrous. Yet there is no mention of that.
In the case of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, he demands the immediate future must include the creation of high speed racing cars, men hurling themselves into orbit, and “demolish museums and libraries, fight morality, feminism and all opportunist and utilitarian cowardice” (Page 3). In fact, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti deems museums and libraries detestable. These sanctuaries of knowledge have no place in the future envisioned by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It seems that technology will be at the helm of shaping this future as well. Considering, Standing on the world’s summit we launch once again our insolent challenge to the stars!” (Page 4). This could be interpreted as Filippo Tommaso Marinetti casting away the negative dissenters of his ideals. His logic entails that none will matter if he is among the stars. It were to be as if he were in the heavens, therefore those who will try to oppose him are equal to opposing a god.(page 4)