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I have increasingly thought of this, how our current lives are ever more reminiscent of the matrix, being confined in our isolating community-less suburban “pod
by twojobsoneboss 3y ago
I have increasingly thought of this, how our current lives are ever more reminiscent of the matrix, being confined in our isolating community-less suburban “pods”, zombiefied on our phones, with no money or safety net to do much else, passing each day like the last
- Jakks 3y agoWell said. This is also increasingly on my mind.
- parthianshotgun 3y agoIs art imitating reality or the other way round?
- twojobsoneboss 3y agoIt wasn’t like this when the Matrix was produced - but maybe the Wachovski brothers were prescient
- chubot 3y agoIt is something on my mind too But to be honest my parents’ generation had the same issue. In the 80’s we had neighbors we knew. I was babysat by a neighbor In the 90’s, we moved, and didn’t know a single neighbor, and we lived there for years. I always wondered why, but I guess it’s because everyone was caught up with their job or school and whatnot Even in the 90’s my experience was that most people and families were pretty self sufficient. It obviously depends on the person and the area though A lot of it has to do with suburban architecture, or lack thereof We weren’t stuck on our phones though. It could be worse now though - I remember >10 years ago before or during the google glass thing, talking about how people would be literally in virtual worlds while riding the subway and so forth That hasn’t happened, despite the efforts of many companies