Monthly Archives: October 2018

Black Mirror 4.1. USS Callister

Values: God like The intro to the TV series “Spaceship Enterprise” from 1966 became world famous: “The space, endless spaces. It’s the year 2200. These are the adventures of the Starship Enterprise, with its 400-man crew for 5 years exploring new worlds, new lives and new civilizations. Many light-years from Earth, the Enterprise invades galaxies
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Black Mirror 3.6. Hated in the Nation

Values: The solution becomes a problem Not the human being with 7.5 billion inhabitants and 0.4 billion tons is the dominant life form on this earth, but it is the insects with a biomass of 0.9 billion tons. With the myriad of different insects, it is the bees that are most familiar to us. Although
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Black Mirror 3.5 Men Against Fire

Values: Mental Filters – Valuations, Illusions and Realities People living peacefully in a village are invaded by a human-like species. These creatures are referred to as cockroaches in the episode. Maybe because they steal food. Their appearance is not very aesthetic, distorted faces, red eyes, neglected teeth, etc. No wonder the government decides to hire
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Black Mirror 3.4. San Junipero

The digital promise of salvation Never before has the world changed as dramatically as in the last 50 years. In the past, people have died mainly from illness, terrorism and the consequences of the war. Today more people are dying from traffic accidents, sugar consumption and drug use. It is therefore understandable that cultures in
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