"“Connected” is one of the most generic, but most loaded, buzzwords still in circulation, and for a reason. The notion that information technology is increasingly connecting our lives, for better and worse, is a rudiment of the web 1.0—and the term remains coded with both utopian and dystopian tones. Connectivity promises closeness and efficiency, yet threatens to render us vulnerable and superficial."
It's not brilliant, not awful, but it could be improved an order of magnitude if it was retitled.
https://youtu.be/iWLcWHYmgpg
[Leaving a long gap to avoid spoilers, not that I think it matters that much]
I suggest Star Trek Borg Origins. It's far more fun when you realise the Borg evolved from bored New Age housewives.
The end is, I guess, supposed to be sinister, except that it's not clear why it's sinister. If telepathic technologies are developed, it will just be a thing that happens.
Skip to 8 minutes.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they are counting on the spectator's imagination for the sinister implications part?
ReplyDeleteLiving in a world where apparently toasters pirate home computers through wifi, I'd be wary of putting anything connected in anyone's brain, for starters.
I still think it should have ended with a selection of scenes from Star Trek VIII.
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