I never watched it, but I've heard about this show both in passing and in "left spaces." Are any of these things true about it? Thanks.

--It is too on the nose with its social commentary. --The criticism it makes is obvious. --The subjects it tackles are low-hanging fruit of the digital era. --It is the stupid person's idea of a profound show. --Something about it being British led to more dunks on it. --The reason it entered left discourse in the first place is because it had potential as a critical text, but ultimately failed at it.

  • PKMKII [none/use name]
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    8 months ago
    1. Sometimes, although there have been some where that’s more in retrospect or became that way because of future events.
    2. Mmm, yeah
    3. Ehh I wouldn’t say that. Maybe as compared to an academic work by a cyberethics expert, sure, but by mass consumption standards it’s good.
    4. The Venn diagram of intelligent people and people who think your intelligence is determined by what show you watch has no overlap.
    5. Not sure. Maybe? I know that “make fun of everything British” meme made the rounds a year or two back so it wouldn’t surprise me.
    6. I think it typically presented capitalism in a negative light, but because it was more about the observation on the dystopia than a solution for it, it couldn’t be truly revolutionary.