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[–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I'm curious about the blank sections

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children)

    Not OP. Making guesses here…

    • Idiocracy = humanity becomes catastrophically stupid / institutions decay
    • The Matrix = humans are reduced to resources inside a machine-controlled system
    • Terminator = machines actively exterminate humanity

    Idiocracy X Matrix: People are dumb & happy, caused their own problems, so maybe Wall-E?

    Idiocracy X Terminator: Our stupidity puts us in a bad situation of creating our own demise. Dr. Strangelove perhaps?

    Matrix X Termiantor: Machine dominate humanity out of existence. The cross here feels shallow, like these films are pretty similar with regards to humans, machines, and the outcome. Oblivon (2013) kinda works? 9 could also work.

    Center: I dunno, Robocop? Systems failing, corporations suck, lethal machines. Honestly Black Mirror likely wins, but it’s too broad a series.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    you're not just human, you're like, extra human. where are you from?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    i'm trying to think about Matrix X Termantor for a bit, since i'm looking at both as Machine genocide of Humans. Matrix is captivity, Terminator is extermination.

    center spot: people are overly dumb and happy, their stupidity puts them in a situation causing their own end, specifically the machine genocide of humans.

    i'm trying to think of movies for the spots but it's too early for my brain to work and i need more coffee. honestly the center one feels like a decent hook if it hasn't already been done.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Yeah they are almost antithetical. Matrix uses humans as resources. Terminator kills humans. Maybe that’s why the cross is hard.

    I mean, some elements of AI fever/panic do relate to that center notion you outlined. A lot of corpos arguing it’s amazing & transformative (happy). A lot of people who don’t know better are using the tools & using them poorly (dumb). We all know some drawbacks about this tech, and there’s unknown unknowns we don’t know. Some people believe it’ll lead to our demise (machine genocide run?).

    I guess we’ll find out in time.

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