TBF, I believe Warren Ellis beat him to the punch, in modern times. 🤓
Comment on Did Scientists Just Achieve "Inception"? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
A whole new frontier for ads, as the prophet Groening predicted!
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
solrize@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
That was a news story a while back.
piranhaconda@mander.xyz 2 months ago
The aim of both was to plant imagery of a refreshing Coors beer as well as alpine landscapes in the minds of sleepers, to encourage them to buy Coors to drink while watching the Superbowl that was taking place the next day.
While the scientists cited this example as worrying and unethical (especially for those with alcohol addiction,) the open letter focuses more on the potential of this technology as it advances, saying “it is easy to envision a world in which smart speakers—40 million Americans currently have them in their bedrooms— become instruments of passive, unconscious overnight advertising, with or without our permission.”>
Oh. Fuck that shit
Glytch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
vardogor@mander.xyz 2 months ago
in 2013 a German train company tried implementing ads via bone conduction in the windows, for when you lean on them to sleep
Etterra@discuss.online 2 months ago
And indoctrination. Never forget that Big Brother loves you, even in your dreams.