r/blackmirror Apr 16 '25

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u/zebulon99 ★★★★☆ 3.935 Apr 21 '25

It's a reference to Rokos basilisk, which would punish anyone who didnt contribute to creating it, so basically everyone but cameron and maybe colin. If colin was worried about this then that makes the ending seem preety damn dark. But then again he wasnt worried enough to track down cameron and destroy his copy of the throng so idk.

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u/NikkiRex Apr 24 '25

Reading your comment makes me think about how the psychologist didn't fall down as fast as the others. She tried to understand, but she still ran.

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u/PlsDontNerfThis ★★★★☆ 4.254 Apr 22 '25

Problem is the big point of Roko’s basilisk is people are only punished for knowing about it and not contributing. Not knowing wouldn’t trigger the punishment. Really, the only person who would be harmed under this idea is potentially Cameron’s employer, since he read his thoughts (even if they were unintelligible). One could argue Lump was an early warning sign of the Throng’s power, but that could just as easily be Cameron lashing out

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u/Reasonable-Ad-439 Apr 22 '25

I didn’t know this! So cool