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[–] Klear@quokk.au 143 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

I kinda like the word "wireborn". If only it wasn't attached to a concept that's equal parts stupid and sad =/

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At first I thought it was something epic like a digital ‘dragonborn’

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Freakazoid's power has grown exponentially

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

some episodes of Black Mirror struck terror into my heart like no other. They were grim warmings for the possible future masquerading as fiction, as grim warnings often do. Though what the show could not forsee was how fast it would come true. And it could not forsee how wide a scale would be affected, those were singular stories from those worlds, the effect of the technology showcased on the lives of a few, a pinhole view into the dystopia

if you haven't already, watch the episode Be Right Back. you better start believing in sci-fi dystopias, we're in one

[–] msage@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of Black Mirror episodes are reality right now, not just far fetched sci-fi.

Sometimes they use technology to tell the story a bit differently, but it's almost never anything new.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

yeah i'm not the biggest fan of the seasons made by americans, they feel strangely hollow to me most of the time. the first two seasons have all my favourite episodes, and by favourite i mean the ones that made me weep for the future

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Don't you dare go hollow!" and the americans were like - Hold my beer!

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm just gonna keep imagining it's a clan of Timberborn beavers that are born on the ziplines.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can get behind that. Well, as long as you don't start pretending you're in a relationship with them.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago

Pretending? I am in a relationship with them

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

A similar term "cloudborn" isn't even dissimilar from the idea of storks delivering babies from heaven. Fuel for a science fiction book or RPG. Less so for actual humankind.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Got some real cyberpunkiness to it