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Subject Netflix Predictive Programming: Black Mirror, Nosedive review ‘a thought-provoking, ratings pastel-colored hell’
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Original Message I watched this Netflix episode of Black Mirror recently, Nosedive. It’s an interesting yet disturbing peek at our immediate future in a world where the “ratings” and “reviews” culture has completely taken over society.

Also in this hypothetical “pastel ratings hell” future we’re rushing toward is more predictive programming where we’re shown a disturbing electronic attachment for her eye. An Internet enhanced computer screen attached directly to the eyeball. The computer enhanced vision allows the wearer to use facial recognition to identify by name and “rating” of everyone in her visual range. Very disturbing.

It plunges us into an immediate future in which every interpersonal encounter, however minor, concludes with the participants “rating” each other out of five on (what else?) their phone. These ratings are a kind of parallel currency: get above 4.5, and the world is yours; drop much below 3.5, and you’ll be a pariah, unable even to rent certain cars or enter certain buildings. Amid all this, we see Lacie (Howard) desperately trying to up her rating up so she can move into a swishly hideous “lifestyle complex”, and also attempting to get to the wedding of her loathsome fausse amie, Naomie (Eve), for whom she’s maid of honor.

See video analysis and trailer at: [link to www.ezekieldiet.com]
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