• @[email protected]
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    8 days ago

    Netflix: takes chance on relatively unknown creators’ dystopic fiction show about capitalism and the rich exploiting the poor for entertainment

    sees program become a surprise mega-success

    makes a reality show emulating the plot of the show, for profit

    They basically built the fucking Torment Nexus! 🤦

    • @CitizenKong
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      I mean that should have been obvious when they turned a dystopian novel into the bluprint for reality TV. It’s called Big Brother for a reason. Movies like The Truman Show and EdTV showed the dark side of being under constant public surveillance and now influencers turn their lifes into reallity TV willingly.

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        26 days ago

        and now influencers …

        And we absolutely eat that shit up. We donate our money to them, buy their shit, and regurgitate every fucking thing they say as if they were goddamn prophets.

      • @qarbone
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        27 days ago

        The Truman Show is not a good representation of the realities of influencers semi-permanent visibility.

        The choice to do it is the first, and major, difference.