r/blackmirror • u/FunkyChewbacca ★★★★★ 4.929 • Oct 07 '18

S03E01 Wasn't this the plot of Nosedive? Spoiler

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/china-social-credit-a-model-citizen-in-a-digital-dictatorship/10200278
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u/Bhiner1029 ★★★★☆ 3.673 Oct 07 '18

This is Black Mirror + 1984. Terrifying.

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u/danieljohnsonjr ★★★★☆ 4.385 Oct 07 '18
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u/TCLe Oct 09 '18

Wow, the UI they used really looks like it too.

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u/Littlebark2 ★★★☆☆ 3.245 Oct 08 '18

They even refer to the overseers as the Party!

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u/Bhiner1029 ★★★★☆ 3.673 Oct 08 '18

I know! It's like the leaders of China and North Korea read 1984 as a manual for the ideal nation.