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Alucard188 08/18/22 9:24:33 AM #1:	I mean, we always knew that corporations see us as nothing more than pits of money to fall in, but at least the real life tech is catching up to the dystopian sci-fi tech with body tracking and virtual reality. Just waiting for Soylent Green now. Got to solve that overpopulation and homeless problem, right? Drug addicts? Right into the vat you go. Have to feed the people when the Earth is too untenable to produce enough crops to feed everybody. Good old corportations. Always for the good of the people. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:967393312] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>I mean, we always knew that corporations see us as nothing more than pits of money to fall in, but at least the real life tech is catching up to the dystopian sci-fi tech with body tracking and virtual reality. Just waiting for Soylent Green now. Got to solve that overpopulation and homeless problem, right? Drug addicts? Right into the vat you go. Have to feed the people when the Earth is too untenable to produce enough crops to feed everybody. Good old corportations. Always for the good of the people.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 08/18/22 9:25:39 AM #2:	Alucard188 posted... Drug addicts? Right into the vat you go. <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:967393328] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>Drug addicts? Right into the vat you go.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MaxEffingBemis 08/18/22 9:26:02 AM #3:	Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography --- She took pity on me, horizontally, but most likely because of my band <cite>MaxEffingBemis posted [p:967393335] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/18/22 9:29:21 AM #4:	It's just a matter of time before corporations start offering segregated communities for their workers to live in. --- I'm going to develop the first semantic radar. <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:967393386] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>It's just a matter of time before corporations start offering segregated communities for their workers to live in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 08/18/22 9:31:11 AM #5:	MaxEffingBemis posted... Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography Murphy was actually honest though. (Well, unless he did some bullshit in 2 or 3) Oh wait, you mean the whole "Mega Corps owning everything" thing. --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. <cite>Umbreon posted [p:967393412] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography</quote>Murphy was actually honest though.(Well, unless he did some bullshit in 2 or 3)Oh wait, you mean the whole "Mega Corps owning everything" thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid_Seb 08/18/22 9:31:42 AM #6:	Art imitates life <cite>Solid_Seb posted [p:967393423] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Art imitates life</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Creep_2020 08/18/22 9:32:41 AM #7:	We all know that eventually, the corporations will be the gubmint. --- All that I am and all I'll ever be is a brain in a body. <cite>The_Creep_2020 posted [p:967393437] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>We all know that eventually, the corporations will be the gubmint.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 08/18/22 9:33:51 AM #8:	Why would you love that? --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:967393457] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Why would you love that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolguyjimmy 08/18/22 10:41:14 AM #9:	Dystopian MegaCorp novels are not really the future, but the past in a mirror dimly. Look up the East India Trading Company, and what they did. "At its peak, the company was the largest corporation in the world, competing with the Dutch East India Company. The HEIC even had its own armed forces in the form of the company's three Presidency armies, totalling about 260,000 soldiers, twice the size of the army of Britain. The operations of the company had a profound effect on the global balance of trade, almost single-handedly reversing the trend of eastward drain of Western bullion, seen since the Roman times." <cite>coolguyjimmy posted [p:967394636] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Dystopian MegaCorp novels are not really the future, but the past in a mirror dimly. Look up the East India Trading Company, and what they did."At its peak, the company was the largest corporation in the world, competing with the Dutch East India Company. The HEIC even had its own armed forces in the form of the company's three Presidency armies, totalling about 260,000 soldiers, twice the size of the army of Britain. The operations of the company had a profound effect on the global balance of trade, almost single-handedly reversing the trend of eastward drain of Western bullion, seen since the Roman times."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 08/18/22 10:57:22 AM #10:	MaxEffingBemis posted... Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography Social and political commentary by design. ~~Ronald Reagan is killed by a malfunctioning space laser.~~ <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:967394926] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography</quote>Social and political commentary by design.Ronald Reagan is killed by a malfunctioning space laser.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 08/18/22 11:01:51 AM #11:	MaxEffingBemis posted... Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography Idiocracy is much closer to the actual future. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:967394992] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography</quote>Idiocracy is much closer to the actual future.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/18/22 11:48:56 AM #12:	Questionmarktarius posted... Idiocracy is much closer to the actual future. Nah, there was actually an expansion of representative democracy in that movie --- I'm going to develop the first semantic radar. <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:967395849] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>Idiocracy is much closer to the actual future.</quote> Nah, there was actually an expansion of representative democracy in that movie</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 08/18/22 1:00:25 PM #13:	https://twitter.com/finestsoup/status/1560294626422329344?t=SHhApJEE6Nx8l_1c2kzv2g&s=19 Look at this shit. Used to be the police actually had to subpoena and issue warrants to wiretap and have home surveillance. Now all they need to do is connect through social media and corporations who don't give a shit about your personal identity. Now you have these same corporations using your data to make The Truman Show. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:967397454] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/finestsoup/status/1560294626422329344?t=SHhApJEE6Nx8l_1c2kzv2g&s=19Look at this shit. Used to be the police actually had to subpoena and issue warrants to wiretap and have home surveillance. Now all they need to do is connect through social media and corporations who don't give a shit about your personal identity. Now you have these same corporations using your data to make The Truman Show. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 08/18/22 1:03:52 PM #14:	Yeah, we are most certainly headed towards the Shadowrun future minus all the cool magic and metahumans. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:967397521] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, we are most certainly headed towards the Shadowrun future minus all the cool magic and metahumans.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buddhamonster 08/18/22 1:05:36 PM #15:	This is because Sci-Fi is, generally speaking, attempting to grapple with societal issues facing us today. The reason corporations fuck over so many future worlds is because the author sees that in their own life, and expands on what that will look like taken to its extreme. --- Hey Trashcan Man! What did old lady Semple say when you burned her pension check? Boston Bruins - 2011 Stanley Cup Champs! <cite>buddhamonster posted [p:967397567] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>This is because Sci-Fi is, generally speaking, attempting to grapple with societal issues facing us today. The reason corporations fuck over so many future worlds is because the author sees that in their own life, and expands on what that will look like taken to its extreme. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 08/18/22 1:05:45 PM #16:	Unmarked spoilers in the OP --- tfw no big tiddy goth vampire gf who lactates blood - viewmaster_pi <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:967397571] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Unmarked spoilers in the OP</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamen_Rider_Blade 08/18/22 1:06:35 PM #17:	Alucard188 posted... https://twitter.com/finestsoup/status/1560294626422329344?t=SHhApJEE6Nx8l_1c2kzv2g&s=19 Why do you think Amazon bought Roomba. So they can know the internal layout of your house and spy on you with not just Alexa, but also the Roomba. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>Kamen_Rider_Blade posted [p:967397592] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>https://twitter.com/finestsoup/status/1560294626422329344?t=SHhApJEE6Nx8l_1c2kzv2g&s=19</quote>Why do you think Amazon bought Roomba.So they can know the internal layout of your house and spy on you with not just Alexa, but also the Roomba.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamen_Rider_Blade 08/18/22 1:09:25 PM #18:	This is why you don't buy any of the "Digital Assistants" to help make your life more conveneint. Doesn't matter if it's: Alexa Bixby Cortana Siri etc. Don't use ANY of that stuff. And turn off the AI assistant on your phone. Make it so that you have to "Manually Activate" the assistant to use it. Also, don't use IoT (Internet of Things). Those are a giant security nightmare. And same with any Security System that requires a "online Subscription" to function. Stop with any service or system that requires a "Online Subscription" just to work. Screw all those companies who want you to "Subscribe" to them. --- Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T - Johnny Depp '*Once Upon A Time in Mexico*' <cite>Kamen_Rider_Blade posted [p:967397662] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>This is why you don't buy any of the "Digital Assistants" to help make your life more conveneint.Doesn't matter if it's:AlexaBixbyCortanaSirietc.Don't use ANY of that stuff.And turn off the AI assistant on your phone.Make it so that you have to "Manually Activate" the assistant to use it.Also, don't use IoT (Internet of Things). Those are a giant security nightmare.And same with any Security System that requires a "online Subscription" to function.Stop with any service or system that requires a "Online Subscription" just to work.Screw all those companies who want you to "Subscribe" to them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 08/18/22 1:38:24 PM #19:	It's also why I'm inherently against smart technology. All it is is tracking habits and recording data for the companies that make it. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:967398337] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>It's also why I'm inherently against smart technology. All it is is tracking habits and recording data for the companies that make it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 08/18/22 1:41:21 PM #20:	buddhamonster posted... This is because Sci-Fi is, generally speaking, attempting to grapple with societal issues facing us today. The reason corporations fuck over so many future worlds is because the author sees that in their own life, and expands on what that will look like taken to its extreme. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:967398394] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>buddhamonster posted... </cite><quote>This is because Sci-Fi is, generally speaking, attempting to grapple with societal issues facing us today. The reason corporations fuck over so many future worlds is because the author sees that in their own life, and expands on what that will look like taken to its extreme.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkBuster22904 08/18/22 1:41:25 PM #21:	MaxEffingBemis posted... Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography tbh I'm pretty sure The Outer Worlds is the most on-point predictor of the future. Especially if Elon and Bezos have their say. --- Haven't had a good sig idea since 2006 <cite>DarkBuster22904 posted [p:967398396] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>Robocop is a soon-to-be autobiography</quote>tbh I'm pretty sure The Outer Worlds is the most on-point predictor of the future. Especially if Elon and Bezos have their say.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 08/18/22 1:44:33 PM #22:	Alucard188 posted... It's also why I'm inherently against smart technology. All it is is tracking habits and recording data for the companies that make it. the tragedy is that we're rapidly losing the ability to opt out of it one can live off the grid, so to speak, but every camera, financial transaction, medical appointment, legal filing, or utterance proximal to a friend's smart device effectively ensures people continue to have their data extracted speaking to professionals on the topic in sv, the only difference between the usa and china is that these data collection networks aren't as intimately connected in america, as the companies managing them have a vested interest in controlling access to their own reserves - ostensibly --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:967398470] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>It's also why I'm inherently against smart technology. All it is is tracking habits and recording data for the companies that make it.</quote>the tragedy is that we're rapidly losing the ability to opt out of itone can live off the grid, so to speak, but every camera, financial transaction, medical appointment, legal filing, or utterance proximal to a friend's smart device effectively ensures people continue to have their data extractedspeaking to professionals on the topic in sv, the only difference between the usa and china is that these data collection networks aren't as intimately connected in america, as the companies managing them have a vested interest in controlling access to their own reserves - ostensibly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 08/18/22 1:56:43 PM #23:	We should consider ourselves lucky that the only nefarious thing these corporations want to do is make money off of us and our data. They control a lot of it, and store everything. It's terrible. We even have our own social credit systems over here. The only difference is the government isn't controlling it. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:967398744] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>We should consider ourselves lucky that the only nefarious thing these corporations want to do is make money off of us and our data. They control a lot of it, and store everything. It's terrible. We even have our own social credit systems over here. The only difference is the government isn't controlling it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 08/18/22 2:49:52 PM #24:	Alucard188 posted... We should consider ourselves lucky that the only nefarious thing these corporations want to do is make money off of us and our data. They control a lot of it, and store everything. It's terrible. We even have our own social credit systems over here. The only difference is the government isn't controlling it. large corporations also desire and attempt to maximize explicit control over us through their influence of public institutions and policy at every level in order to extract more wealth; technology and data amplifies how they can accomplish this. the lines between the private and public sectors have always been blurred. in a peculiar way, we're fortunate that the corporations don't operate as a monolithic cartel, perhaps due to internal fiduciary pressures still driving some competition and discouraging the emergence of a more "altruistic" mesh of cooperating entities sharing data. heaven knows how much of this data the national security apparatus has access to through. --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:967400061] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite><quote>We should consider ourselves lucky that the only nefarious thing these corporations want to do is make money off of us and our data. They control a lot of it, and store everything. It's terrible. We even have our own social credit systems over here. The only difference is the government isn't controlling it.</quote>large corporations also desire and attempt to maximize explicit control over us through their influence of public institutions and policy at every level in order to extract more wealth; technology and data amplifies how they can accomplish this.the lines between the private and public sectors have always been blurred. in a peculiar way, we're fortunate that the corporations don't operate as a monolithic cartel, perhaps due to internal fiduciary pressures still driving some competition and discouraging the emergence of a more "altruistic" mesh of cooperating entities sharing data.heaven knows how much of this data the national security apparatus has access to through.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 08/18/22 2:53:39 PM #25:	They want you in their ecosystem for maximum control. Meta is just the latest attempt at it. Everything in the name of profit. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:967400143] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>They want you in their ecosystem for maximum control. Meta is just the latest attempt at it. Everything in the name of profit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
specialkid8 08/18/22 2:58:17 PM #26:	https://c.tenor.com/qcUmtX71fqMAAAAC/tenor.gif --- https://i.imgur.com/AUXKMK4.jpg <cite>specialkid8 posted [p:967400237] in I love how... [t:80134096]...</cite> <quote>https://c.tenor.com/qcUmtX71fqMAAAAC/tenor.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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