Kind of. In that episode the soldiers were actually mind washed, and saw victims as literally monsters. And yes, they had intercourse with someone from their imagination (I think), for their better mental health(?).
IIRC the programming not only made them see the undesirables as literally alien monsters, they also had a whole simulated happy life going on for them.
The episode ended with the protagonist being released from service going home to his nice home and loving woman, which is then revealed as still being part of the programming, showing him in peaceful bliss, alone in a wrecked, rotting poverty home.
This is somehow supposed to give you comfort about the future like yeah life sucks but at least you won’t have to deal with it because we have this great tech that masks reality! But really life will just suck an even if we have that tech it will only be used as a weapon or to give trillionaires brain jobs
Not like he/she'll get praise from anyone else, something that's preprogrammed for it or a brainwashed person could only do it but he/she'd probably shoot anything living and probably needs a new phone every few days because he/she can't hold back the urge to shoot something so phone is easier to replace...
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protist@mander.xyz · 38 pts · 199d
Wasn't there a Black Mirror episode about this
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de · 27 pts · 199d
Kind of. In that episode the soldiers were actually mind washed, and saw victims as literally monsters. And yes, they had intercourse with someone from their imagination (I think), for their better mental health(?).
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 199d
IIRC the programming not only made them see the undesirables as literally alien monsters, they also had a whole simulated happy life going on for them.
The episode ended with the protagonist being released from service going home to his nice home and loving woman, which is then revealed as still being part of the programming, showing him in peaceful bliss, alone in a wrecked, rotting poverty home.
kameecoding@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 198d
I somehow completely forgot the second part, I gotta rewatch it again
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 198d
This is somehow supposed to give you comfort about the future like yeah life sucks but at least you won’t have to deal with it because we have this great tech that masks reality! But really life will just suck an even if we have that tech it will only be used as a weapon or to give trillionaires brain jobs
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 199d
Blade Runner 2049.
RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 35 pts · 199d
I thought this was supposed to be satire?
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 198d
It is. The ice agent pictured here actually returned home and beat his Guatemalan wife.
Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 199d
So repulsive even the AI cringes at the thought.
fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 199d
"Stop insulting my girlfriend. She is definitely real and loves only me."
TheBat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 199d
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 7 pts · 199d
Not like he/she'll get praise from anyone else, something that's preprogrammed for it or a brainwashed person could only do it but he/she'd probably shoot anything living and probably needs a new phone every few days because he/she can't hold back the urge to shoot something so phone is easier to replace...
seahorse@midwest.social · 4 pts · 198d
The ol' plug and chord
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 198d