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I just watched episode two of Black Mirror (on Netflix). It shows an interesting world in which tech has really taken over the human.
by elwell 12y ago
I just watched episode two of Black Mirror (on Netflix). It shows an interesting world in which tech has really taken over the human.
- SilasX 12y agoYes! That one really haunts me! They're completely cut off from nature and live in shoeboxes, albeit with lots of hedonic (and Wii-inspired) tech. And then (minor spoilers) when someone finally does make a bold stance against the lifestyle they've created, they convince him to just bottle up that passion and sell it chunks to other drones, so that he can afford a bigger shoebox and do less menial labor. I couldn't make sense of the role of the bicycling though. Why would someone benefit from people turning the wheels? In what economic equilibrium is that the best use for humans? Any energy source is better applied directly to generation rather than running through a human first as (packaged) food.
- elwell 12y agoI agree about the bicycling. I guess it was just symbolic.