I watched "Black Mirror Season 1" a few years ago, and at that time I understood that the correct way to open the show is to not pay too much attention to the question of rationality. This time I deducted one star, on the one hand, because as a science fiction fan, I have seen a lot of stories about the copy of consciousness and its related ethical thinking, which is a little less shocking. On the other hand, it is out of emotional disapproval. Porter in the film is clearly not a vicious person, and even has a certain victim component, but he was tortured by a police officer for one minute and a thousand years without permission, and said "this is the punishment he deserves". Crucially, Potter's experience with the copy of consciousness shows that, over time, he will admit and repent of his sins. Then in reality, he was artificially deprived of this right to repent. It's really annoying. With the technology of copying consciousness + consciousness acceleration, people can have unlimited time to enjoy life, receive information, conduct research and create, and you use it for this?
Even if it were meant to show and discuss the misuse of technology, this episode was overly sensational in the context of Black Mirror. It is hard to imagine that the average person would feel that shielding technology outweighs the disadvantages and can bring decisive benefits. Such technology can be widely used, and even produce special related laws, which is a bit suspected of forcing dystopia.
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