I check it multiple times a day. I sit and refresh multiple times a minute waiting for a new post. I have even checked it during work hours (which I try not to do anything like that during work hours).
The episode is set in a world where people can rate each other from one to five stars for every interaction they have, and which can impact their socioeconomic status. Lacie (Bryce Dallas Howard) is a young woman overly obsessed with her ratings; she finds an opportunity to elevate her ratings greatly and move into a more luxurious residence after being chosen by her popular childhood friend (Alice Eve) as the maid of honour for her wedding. Her obsession leads to several mishaps on her journey to the wedding that culminate in a rapid reduction in her ratings.
The wiki doesn’t mention, most people in this near-future society have corneal implants which act as a AR interface (augmented reality). As she looks out on the coffee bistro patio the scene shows from her perspective. The overlay which displays people’s socioratings.
Black Mirror is available on Netflix (4 seasons, 19 total episodes).
Love this ep, love little Opie Cunningham’s daughter.
@Targaryen Introduced under the premise of social consciousness and community service, but my first thought is “China is developing a profile to track those who are becoming too popular and influential and have the potential to generate unrest among the citizens.”
@jst1ofknd Maybe it isn’t a problem if you do meh instead of TV/Netflix/and etc.? I mean, count up the hours total and figure it as a % of your day. Or if you work more hours in a day, if you sleep more hours in a day than you are on meh then maybe you are JUST. FINE.? However if you buy every day then you have a shopping problem. Just sayin’
@Kidsandliz I have to admit that I went today to listen to the Meh-rathon song on youtube because it’s been a while… I also haven’t bought anything in August. Need to buy something to make that membership worth it, ya know!
The meh forum has basically replaced all other activities that I used to use my phone for. This means that I have spent the last hour that my wife has spent talking in her phone refreshing the mostly lifeless forum waiting for any posts from someone not me.
/giphy one of us
@sammydog01
Ooh a post! I’m so excited!!!
@sammydog01
My curiosity got the better of me. I accept and I won’t throw the cup back at ya’ll.
@jst1ofknd Good, because things didn’t work out so well for that dame at the end of the movie.
@sammydog01 Dame. She totally said dame.
Hey, I also check it during work hours.
@Targaryen I’m working right now!!
/giphy I feel you
Dammit! I just checked my profile page, again.
@rtjhnstn
I do that too…
@jst1ofknd @rtjhnstn I sadly care about my altruistic score…hangs head in shame
@jst1ofknd @mehbee @rtjhnstn
@ruouttaurmind What did I just watch?
@jst1ofknd @rtjhnstn @ruouttaurmind Was that a Black Mirror episode? I love Black Mirror even though I am way behind on the eps.
@mehbee @sammydog01 Black Mirror, S3-E1 “Nosedive”.
Stolen from Wikipedia:
The wiki doesn’t mention, most people in this near-future society have corneal implants which act as a AR interface (augmented reality). As she looks out on the coffee bistro patio the scene shows from her perspective. The overlay which displays people’s socioratings.
Black Mirror is available on Netflix (4 seasons, 19 total episodes).
Love this ep, love little Opie Cunningham’s daughter.
@mehbee @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 great show. Great episode. Really points out how people gauge their self worth on bullshit like Instagram likes.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 She’s an excellent actress I’ll have to check that episode out.
@mehbee “eps”? I think I just found my new favorite abbreviation
@moonhat LOL, I tend to make my own whether they work or not.
@mehbee @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Good news? https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a19467976/black-mirror-social-credit-china/
@Targaryen Introduced under the premise of social consciousness and community service, but my first thought is “China is developing a profile to track those who are becoming too popular and influential and have the potential to generate unrest among the citizens.”
@mehbee @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @Targaryen
Wow. That’s crazy.
MAY
???
Sure. MAYbe you are.
/giphy i don’t have a problem
@tnhillbillygal
I don’t suffer from addiction. I enjoy every moment of it!
Yep. Addicted. I’m late for work because I was spending time in the forum instead of getting ready… And I’m still doing it.
(Sigh)
Gooble Gobble!
Glad to have ya here!
@mfladd Is that a capra hircus canis lupus?
I use to have that problem.
I still do, but I use to too.
@jst1ofknd Maybe it isn’t a problem if you do meh instead of TV/Netflix/and etc.? I mean, count up the hours total and figure it as a % of your day. Or if you work more hours in a day, if you sleep more hours in a day than you are on meh then maybe you are JUST. FINE.? However if you buy every day then you have a shopping problem. Just sayin’
@Kidsandliz
I don’t buy everything on meh. I have enough self control than than that (barely).
I now spend the time on the meh forum that I used to spend playing phone games. A bit more time actually…
@Kidsandliz I have to admit that I went today to listen to the Meh-rathon song on youtube because it’s been a while… I also haven’t bought anything in August. Need to buy something to make that membership worth it, ya know!
This place is cheaper than a psychiatrist.
@shahnm LOL!
I couldn’t find my phone for a few minutes and started having withdrawal symptoms…
The meh forum has basically replaced all other activities that I used to use my phone for. This means that I have spent the last hour that my wife has spent talking in her phone refreshing the mostly lifeless forum waiting for any posts from someone not me.
@jst1ofknd You better save some of your thread ideas for when you are convicted and sentenced to GoaT duty…just say’n.
@mfladd
I am not sure what that means beyond “Greatest Of All Time”. If I saw a thread that explained it, I must have skimmed right over it.
@jst1ofknd Whaaaaaaaat?
Omg, that’s even better!
@jst1ofknd @mfladd
you honestly hadn’t heard that before mfladd?
you must have a life
/
@Cerridwyn @mfladd
I read about people being voted to be GoaT and (not really) campaigning for it and (sometimes) getting a trophy. But not what it is.
@Cerridwyn @jst1ofknd @mfladd
Scapegoat of the Month – A Brief History.
Calendar of the Scapegoat.
@Cerridwyn @mfladd @PlacidPenguin
So basically I need to apologize a lot and be there to be blamed for stuff? I can do that, if my time comes.
I’m guessing I would need to come up with forum topics to keep things alive too?
@Cerridwyn @jst1ofknd @mfladd
Different people approached it differently.
But yeah, you just need to act as Canadian as possible.
@Cerridwyn @mfladd @PlacidPenguin
Being born and raised in Oklahoma it may be hard to be anything other than that, but I will try…
We do have a Canadian at my work, I’ll just follow her around and do what she does.
@Cerridwyn @mfladd @PlacidPenguin
Do I just need to say “Eh” a lot?
@Cerridwyn @jst1ofknd @mfladd
Fine. Canadian within reason.
@Cerridwyn @mfladd @PlacidPenguin
I’ve started a list of possible thread topics…