balajis
@balajis.eth
Even Oppenheimer and Barbie are in a sense nostalgic remakes. They harken back to a time when DC could ship the Manhattan Project and when children had innocent toys. Like Top Gun or the Marvel movies, they’re about a glorious fictionalized past. Contrast to Black Mirror’s depiction of a dystopic future…
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deepa
@deeparocks
can’t stand back mirror for its depressing state of the future. we need more utopia. why does release of every new technology lead to a dystopian depiction of the future. why can’t it be the other way round.
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Kaushik Andra
@kashout
Dystopian depictions are easier and make more money
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deepa
@deeparocks
that’s true people love dystopia more than utopia
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