Comment on Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?
CCMan1701A@startrek.website 2 days agoI just read The Circle and parts of that feel true to life.
I haven’t read the book and it’s been years since I’ve watched the movie but iremeber leaving disgusted because it just felt like propaganda for big brother. Like, “you don’t need privacy, because not having privacy makes you safer”.
Maybe I misunderstood it but I left the theater pissed off lol
Did you read The Every yet? It’s a sequel, but instead of anti-privacy, it leans more into greenwashing, and how only the powerful corporations can save us from a climate disaster.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 days ago
Haven’t seen the movie and didn’t know it was a book.
Thanks for the information.
Also, look up “Network” Not about tech, but when it came out it was a cutting edge satire
frongt@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Yup. When it came out, people laughed. Now, they sigh and nod.