Black Mirror and the Causes of Our Real Dystopia
by LuckyBlackCat
1 hour 55 min
Jun 24, 2023
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Does human nature doom us to dystopia?
The TV series Black Mirror often presents a bleak, grim, dystopian vision of the near future, and technology plays a central role in causing that grimness and dystopia. Many who comment on or analyze this show say that the message in Black Mirror is that the problem isn’t technology; it’s humanity or even human nature. By this they mean that human nature is rigid and narrow and that any negative patterns in our species that are causing dystopian outcomes are inevitable and can’t be overcome.
The world we live in is dystopian in many ways, so if these comments are correct, then we’re basically screwed.
But is it actually true that technology plus humanity inevitably leads to disaster and dystopia?
In this video essay and its sequel I argue that the answer is no. This video offers an alternative explanation for the causes of our real life dystopia. And in the next video I make the case that humanity is capable of creating a world that is non-dystopian and actually pretty damn awesome, a world free of the divisions of rich and poor, dominators and dominated. And in both videos, I relate the discussion to Black Mirror.
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'Lucky' Black Cat Leads Texas Officials to 'Trail of Kittens' After Panhandle Wildfires
The baby animals were rescued after the “lucky black cat” crossed paths with game warden Sarah Wennersten near Lubbock, Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife/ Instagram; Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty Texas Game Warden Sarah Wennersten A black cat helped save a “trail of kittens” after the devastating Texas wildfires. On Tuesday, the Texas Game […]
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