The Black Mirror series offers fascinating and sometimes disturbing visions of possible technological futures. However, everyday life is already intertwined with some elements of the series, and therefore Day by day we examine how close we come in our daily lives to the fictional scenarios that Black Mirror presents.
Since its debut, the Black Mirror series has captured the public imagination by presenting technological dystopias that challenge our perception of reality. As technology advances by leaps and bounds in real life, the inevitable question arises: How far are we from the disturbing scenarios told by Black Mirror? The series explored topics such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, mass surveillance and information manipulation, offering a speculative but plausible vision of a possible future.
Today, we see how the fiction of Black Mirror and current technological advancements are more united than ever. From the rise of artificial intelligence in virtual assistants to debates about privacy in the age of social media, the series seems to have somewhat anticipated some of the ethical and social complexities we face today.
One chapter that questions current reality is “Your Entire History” in Season 1. This chapter takes place in a world where the characters wear a small device about the size of a grain of rice implanted in their brain, capable of recording and reproducing all the memories of their lives.
The main character, Liam, enters an over-obsession with his past and his wife’s past, on a path that leads him to lose control. Although we’re still a long way from implanting chips in the brain, this chapter is similar to Apple’s app, “Vision Pro,” a virtual reality device that can be controlled by the user’s eye, hand, and voice movements. user.
The next chapter is Free Fall in Season 3. This chapter takes place in a world where people rate each other on a five-star scale, which also affects their socioeconomic level.and your credit rating. This leads the protagonist to develop an insatiable obsession with the taste and approval of third parties.
This chapter is not very different from reality, pApps like Instagram and TikTok have created a community where people are valued based on the number of likes and followers they haveleading to a relentless search for online validation.
Finally ‘Hang the DJ’ from Season 4. An episode of Hang the DJ pairs are imposed by an algorithm known as The System. This determines everything that happens in the relationship; from the moment it starts until the day they break up, the entire course of a love life is governed by this algorithm.
This can be compared to reality, because today many people’s love relationships start with apps like Tinder and Bumble. Technology is often what compels and drives relationships, connecting people based on algorithms and online profiles.