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I think what is sad is such a movie would literally have to use Google and WhatsApp in the movie as opposed to some fictional search engine or fictional social
by malandrew 5y ago
I think what is sad is such a movie would literally have to use Google and WhatsApp in the movie as opposed to some fictional search engine or fictional social network for people to make the connection these days.
Honestly, 1984 should be enough as it's not a big jump from 1984 telescreens to Google/Facebook.
- pydry 5y agoWhy is that sad?
- vaylian 5y agoBecause otherwise most people won't understand that it is a criticism of how things are in the real world.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoCombining some recent news in which a company is attempting to claim at least common words for their new identity, I would just tweak the story so that the "Web" corporation in 2035 is at some point disclosed to be merely a rebranding of those we know today. One character will mention it to another in a casual side-remark. "Yeah, I never did feel great about the time that old search engine company renamed themselves "Web", but I guess the name stuck"
- avgcorrection 5y agoHonestly it’s nothing new. Dystopian stories about modern social media (or technology in general) gone wrong? Did I dream that Black Mirror was a thing? Black Mirror is just an example. And the whole “social media ruined the life of this one unsuspecting person” plotline is pretty boring and on-the-nose by now.