Episodes of "Black Mirror" in the Prehistoric World

2 years ago by cm0002 to c/funny

rudyharrelson 105 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of this old gem:

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NakariLexfortaine 47 points 2 years ago

"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.

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masterspace 41 points 2 years ago

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.

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theneverfox 41 points 2 years ago

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?"

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slaneesh_is_right 15 points 2 years ago

I'm worried that rich people watch black mirror and think: hey, that's a good idea.

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MySkinIsFallingOff 9 points 2 years ago

> Wait, so the rich are the problem?
> Always has been 🌍🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

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piccolo 2 points 2 years ago

Like how russia saw the robot dog and was like "It just needs an mounted RPG"

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kabi 1 point 2 years ago

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theneverfox 5 points 2 years ago

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

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OccultIconoclast 5 points 2 years ago

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.

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devfuuu 1 point 2 years ago

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.

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synae 5 points 2 years ago

But how much longer can the market survive without my Torment Nexus™️?

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optissima 4 points 2 years ago

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.

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theangryseal 2 points 2 years ago

Hey! Good luck!

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mmddmm 3 points 2 years ago

And then you go and punish the people doing evil things.

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theneverfox 1 point 2 years ago

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

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hperrin 1 point 2 years ago

I’d argue that little autonomous murder robots are never a good thing, no matter who uses them.

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venusaur 4 points 2 years ago

Bear go in cave and man come out

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Jimmycrackcrack 3 points 2 years ago

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.

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Remember_the_tooth 2 points 2 years ago

The relationship between agriculture and slavery would like a word.

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Tw4tnoM0r3 -3 points 2 years ago

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