Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 1 "Nosedive" (2016)
***SPOILERS***
This controversial ethical scifi thriller series returns with an episode that hits pretty close to home. Unlike some of the previous episodes which were more futuristic this episode makes a comment on our need for social validation through an extension of social media. This world thrives on social gratification through a visible rating system for every interaction big or small.
On another note the series is now set in America which is even more a comment on the culture. While this episode plays on futuristic social status through social media ratings I feel that it is merely a amplification of an already existing system of class. Showing us a world where we lived constantly for the social validation is terrifying yet not unfamiliar. Ultimately this episode is about learning to buck the system and live authentically.
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