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The dystopian literature of the last century tended to view the TV as a device that enslaved the masses, turning them into obsessive, entertainment consuming au
by yedava 8y ago
The dystopian literature of the last century tended to view the TV as a device that enslaved the masses, turning them into obsessive, entertainment consuming automatons. I feel like we're living in that dystopia, only with the Internet taking over TV.
- yifanl 8y agoWorse than that, it's faceless people taking willing participants and turning them into amusement bots.
- digi_owl 8y agoTwo things comes to mind: First of all, Max Headroom. I think there it was a felony to turn your TV off or some such. Second, Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It is a anime tv series that involves an undercover security force in future Japan.