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> The episode wasn't really about the tech, it was about a failing relationship, a cheating partner, and an untrusting obsessive person. Good (or decent) scien

by latexr 8mo ago

> The episode wasn't really about the tech, it was about a failing relationship, a cheating partner, and an untrusting obsessive person. Good (or decent) science fiction is never about the tech, but about its impact on people.

swiftcoder 8mo ago
Yes, this is sort of the point. Technology in science fiction is just there as a lens through which to observe humanity (if the point were the technology itself, we'd be writing science-fantasy instead). Not clear that a bunch of the people in charge of bringing tech products to market understand this distinction (see also, Torment Nexus).
saikia81 8mo ago
because the tech is hard to envision right (or sci-fi writers would be rich), but the consequences are clearer
- latexr 8mo ago
  No, it’s because it aims to be a relatable, compelling story, and not a technical instructions manual. Not everyone thinks about getting rich all the time.
- socalgal2 8mo ago
  There weren’t any consequences of the tech shown. There as just a justifiably untrusting person catching their partner’s infidelity. They’d have had problems anyway. The tech didn’t cause or exacerbate the issue. To point out it was this particular person’s issue and not the tech, everyone one else in tbe show also had the tech yet were doing fine. They were shocked when they meet one person who didn’t have it. so clearly from the writing itself it was normalized and no one was having issues, otherwise they’d have all brought up the issues
  - itishappy 8mo ago
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socalgal2 8mo ago
And this tech in the show had zero impact. The guy would have had the same issues with or without the tech. The rest of society was doing fine in that episode and nearly everyone had the tech
- itishappy 8mo ago
  The impact isn't felt by most. That's the point. Most people in China get along fine with their social credit system. I don't think that's an argument for the tech in Nosedive (S03E01).

by latexr 8mo ago

swiftcoder 8mo ago

Yes, this is sort of the point. Technology in science fiction is just there as a lens through which to observe humanity (if the point were the technology itself, we'd be writing science-fantasy instead). Not clear that a bunch of the people in charge of bringing tech products to market understand this distinction (see also, Torment Nexus).

saikia81 8mo ago

because the tech is hard to envision right (or sci-fi writers would be rich), but the consequences are clearer

latexr 8mo ago
No, it’s because it aims to be a relatable, compelling story, and not a technical instructions manual. Not everyone thinks about getting rich all the time.
socalgal2 8mo ago
There weren’t any consequences of the tech shown. There as just a justifiably untrusting person catching their partner’s infidelity. They’d have had problems anyway. The tech didn’t cause or exacerbate the issue. To point out it was this particular person’s issue and not the tech, everyone one else in tbe show also had the tech yet were doing fine. They were shocked when they meet one person who didn’t have it. so clearly from the writing itself it was normalized and no one was having issues, otherwise they’d have all brought up the issues
- itishappy 8mo ago
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socalgal2 8mo ago

And this tech in the show had zero impact. The guy would have had the same issues with or without the tech. The rest of society was doing fine in that episode and nearly everyone had the tech

itishappy 8mo ago
The impact isn't felt by most. That's the point. Most people in China get along fine with their social credit system. I don't think that's an argument for the tech in Nosedive (S03E01).