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A Boring Dystopia

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Just found an interesting quote from buffy the vampire slayer for our technodystopia. (piefed.social)
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I was watching buffy and the eighth episode of the first season a demon is scanned into the computers. This is a funny time as its when people where online with dialup. All the same it had a quote I feel is apropos to the current period. Truns out that show had a bit of the simpsons precog ability:

Giles: Nonsense! I simply don't adhere to a, a knee-jerk assumption that because something is new, it's better.

Ms. Calendar: This isn't a fad, Rupert! We are creating a new society here.

Giles: A society in which human interaction is all but obsolete? In which people can be completely manipulated by technology, well, well... Thank you, I'll pass.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

On that note, can't wait for another season of black mirror. (it's not the technology that is evil, but can easily be used for evil)

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

This applies to all technology.

A hammer can be used to build. It can also be used to bludgeon someone's skull. It's about who is wielding it and how they choose to use it.