I think San Junipeiro is distinguishable not necessarily because it made the world seem nice, but just for the fact that it gave a couple of characters the happy ending they deserved while the background noise still illustrates a somewhat broken world.

The elderly are still being shoved away in a simulation of their golden years, because I guess that is easier than trying to make room for them in the real world, and the simulation acting dual purpose as an "afterlife" still places everyone's continued existence at the mercy of real-world infrastructure that could decide to just turn them off at any time.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 15 points 1 week ago

The elderly are still being shoved away in a simulation of their golden years, because I guess that is easier than trying to make room for them in the real world

Yorkie kind of had it bad in the real world her whole life. I can sympathize (though mercifully not directly relate). And I'd much rather San Junipero myself than live out my days in a nursing home. YMMV, obviously.

afterlife" still places everyone's continued existence at the mercy of real-world infrastructure that could decide to just turn them off at any time.

In a lot of ways, Upload is something of a sequel to San Junipero lol

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I couldn't help but think as they showed the two plugs of the women being plugged into the giant wall of residents that the only reason they would plug them next to eachother is if people visited them in reality which I doubt would actually happen, and that it is a huge amount of prime computing power they have plugged into that wall with only a small portion of that power being distracted in a simulation while the rest could be put to use for whatever that corporation wants.