Reminds me of this old gem:
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Some people don't seem to realize that Black Mirror is not a deep exploration of how far technology can go, but a deep exploration of how far the writers' anxiety and pessimism can go.
I'd argue the tech is never the problem - it's always "how can a bad corporation/government make this neat idea a dystopian nightmare?"
> Wait, so the rich are the problem?
> Always has been 🌍🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
I'm worried that rich people watch black mirror and think: hey, that's a good idea.
Finally, we have built the Torment Nexus, from the beloved book Do Not Build The Torment Nexus.
A giant death ray? A military application?
If it's built it will be used for evil. It's simple. That's why so many people insist on trying to make sure certain things aren't built.
Not really. We don't have to live in a society where every idea is used to extract wealth or exert power over others... We just happen to live in such a society
But how much longer can the market survive without my Torment Nexus™️?
Yeah but what if instead we didn't react like that and looked forward towards making a world where that tech is fine because no one is trying to crush others to fulfill a misapplied survival instinct.
Hey! Good luck!
No luck involved, just dedication to humanity :) but Thank you
And then you go and punish the people doing evil things.
Ah, yes, the turn-undesirables-into-monsters-o-vision. If only it were used for good!
Perception filters? Absolutely they could be used for good... Being able to put window dressings on your reality is basically the AR version of deep dive VR
That episode fucked with me for a long time. She wasn't his daughter, but he had no way to know. They took away his ability to see and tell right from wrong.
"What if there's too much fire?" remains surprisingly relevant.
Though I guess we do have bigger expectations of what's too much fire, given regular events.
I'm just pretty impressed by the stone age guy drawing 25 cave paintings per second on top of all the writing (before it's even invented) to produce Black Mirror (before Mirrors are invented) with the technology at the time.
Bear go in cave and man come out