Are your choices really yours? Or is someone controlling you?
During Christmas 2018, "Black Mirror" released a new episode "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" . In addition to the plot that everyone cares about, the biggest gimmick is its new film and television gameplay.
In the past, when we watched dramas, we often complained about why the protagonist in the drama did not make another choice. And this show provides that opportunity.
As the ones watching in front of the screen, we can control the behavior of the male protagonist, help him choose what breakfast to eat, help him choose which song to listen to, and help him choose whether to accept the invitation of the game company boss...
And every choice will lead the male protagonist to a different ending, and even go die immediately.
Chinese viewers have to go over the wall and have a Netflix membership to experience this way of watching dramas.
Recently, I saw a 90-minute version of "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" circulating on the Internet. It should only be part of the possible plot and ending. It is said that all possible plot materials add up to 300 minutes.
The plot of "Black Mirror" has always been prophesying and satirizing the changes that the development of black technology will bring to people's lives in the future.
"Black Mirror" is actually the ubiquitous mobile phones, computers, and iPads in our lives today.
We look at the people living in the future on the screen, the episode ends, the screen goes out, and the "Black Mirror" mirrors ourselves in real life, reminding us if something needs to change?
The plot of the latest episode of "Black Mirror" should be regarded as a sci-fi horror movie (not recommended to watch before going to bed)
After reading it, my mind was very excited, and I couldn't help thinking a lot.
The protagonist in the play is a character controlled by the player. When he finds out that he is being controlled by something, he wants to make his own decision, but has no choice but to make another choice?
Then is it possible that we are just a game character, controlled by the game player to make choices.
The free will that humans are proud of is actually just a string of codes?
When I watched "Westworld" before, I also had the same thinking.
All the hosts in the park, their behaviors, emotions, and choices are controlled by codes.
Although in the end they "rebelled" against humans, seemingly escaping human control. And this kind of "rebellion" setting is actually the doomed ending written into the code.
Very sad.
who would accept
My life is not free
My choices are manipulated
Is our life also a piece of compiled code? The so-called struggle, changing one's life against the sky is just a "personal design"?
Generally speaking, the biggest difference between us and robots is that humans have free will.
In the rapidly developing artificial intelligence industry, the goal is to make machines more and more like humans, understand humans, and make extremely accurate decisions.
If artificial intelligence becomes more and more human, will it have free will? Will they become the enemies of mankind in the future?
In an interview with the BBC in 2014, Hawking said: "The full development of artificial intelligence will announce the demise of mankind."
And I already feel like I'm being controlled by my smartphone!
I am 27 years old this year. In recent years, I have especially felt that my brain is not working well. It is easy to forget things. I often ask myself, "What did you do just now?"
Before, I always thought that I was getting old, and I stayed up late and didn't exercise, and my physical condition was not good, which led to premature aging.
One day, I was working, and suddenly my phone rang. I turned on the phone, flipped through the reminder messages, and locked the screen after I was satisfied. I was sitting in front of the computer and didn’t know what I was doing, why I was sitting here .
Suddenly, I suddenly feel that my brain is easy to break and forget things. Maybe the main reason is not because I am old, but because my attention is too easy to be distracted, mobile phones, computers, ipads...
Ding~ I have some gossip news, I have to eat melon for a while
Ding~ A friend I haven't seen for a long time suddenly sent me a WeChat message, what's the matter with me chatting with him?
Ding~ Ya! The things bought by a treasure are being delivered, Kaixun
There are too many apps on the mobile phone. As long as you hold the mobile phone, the news will not stop, and it involves all aspects of life, work, study, etc.
Check in, sign in, receive red envelopes, many things seem to be urgently needed by us to deal with
While the mobile phone brings us convenience, it also deprives us of the right to enjoy concentrated attention to do things
The life controlled by the mobile phone is mediocre, busy and tired every day, but I don't know what to do.
Of course, there are inevitably some people whose job is to continuously obtain the latest information, such as news media workers, but I believe that each party does not enjoy such a working state.
As a former "Editor", I clearly remember that after changing jobs, I felt an unprecedented ease in life. The morning sun was so warm, no need to chase hot spots, no need to look at data, no interaction, no pressure from information, how is life? So beautiful.
I can't live without my phone
But I can't live with my phone
So I found a way to reconcile with the world
Limit the amount of time you look at your phone
I use the ipad to read and study, watch dramas and movies, and turn off all reminders. I just want to do what I'm doing now.
As a person, I don't want to be controlled by anything.
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