So happy end then. But you see my point, sometimes the solution to not give in to the hungry corporations can even be really simple. But the advertisements can drown out everything.
There are alternatives for almost everything, but most people just want to buy a new shiny thing with the biggest brand name, and click click click agree to everything.
Well, some countries indeed still commonly use payment systems from 50 years ago. That's pretty bizarre. I remember hearing about PayPal 20 years ago, how revolutionary it is, and I didn't quite get what the big deal is. That's because all around Europe we had secure online payments (secure against theft and such, not against the bank snooping) since the late 90's, and chipped cards even earlier.
But anyway yea... In person, cash is king. Let's keep it alive. Some countries are planning to phase out cash, and that really is only because we're letting it happen due to our lazyness.
That's my point tho. I get it that technology can be complicated and not everyone can, wants or needs to learn everything relevant about it.
But the way it works out at the end, is that someone figures out to solve some truly trivial problem, and in the process siphons all your data and choices away.
Oh no, I can't figure out the 3 buttons on a music player. Solution: have a multibillion conglomerate listen to all your conversations on an off chance that you want to play a piece of music.
Oh no, I need to raise my hand to turn on the lights. Solution: have a multibillion conglomerate control everything in your house via an online service they control and can shut down on a whim.
Oh no, I'm clumsy and keep losing an essential thing. Solution: have a multibillion conglomerate go through all your purchases and identity at all times.
Oh no, my phone has like, 6 buttons. That's too much for lil ol' me! Solution: Have two multibillion conglomerates dictate you how to use your tech, which at the end becomes just as complicated yet dumber and 6x as expensive than what we had 15 years ago.
I dunno, at what point is the solution not worth that tiny inconvenience?
You can like, put your payment card in your phone's case. Heck you can even put bank notes in there.
Convenience and marketing will always win at the end. We're heading that way anyway. People use Apple Pay and Google pay and don't think for a second what it means. Other forms of ID are going that way too. People want ecosystems without having to lift a finger. Just let big brother take care of everything.
What, you want to talk privately? Use cash? What do you have to hide?
Well the whole 3rd season of TSCC was supposed to be mainly post-JD. And while it's actually not personally my cup of tea, it's this show's creators who I would trust to give this theme justice (day). So of course the dipshit suits cancelled it.
Two, the second being twice as long so worth 3 together. Mind you it ends of a cliffhanger, because it's a good sci-fi show from the 00's, so of course it does. But it's still one of my favourite things of all time. I get a bit teary and want to watch it again every time I think about it.
(I hope I'm not overhyping it too much. It has silly bits in it too, but most of the time it just fits what I want from a TV show.)
After seeing The Sarah Connor Chronicles, it's really hard to watch any Terminator movie beyond the first two. The show has... Well, shown that there's still good potential in the franchise that a 2-hour movie simply can't do justice anymore.
I think it was fine. Dunno why the hatred for it. Yes sure, Asimov was a genius with how he made up new concepts and immediately started playing with them, and the movie doesn't quite live up to that.
But also the story is (loosely) based on a short story that's like what, 10 pages long? I, Robot is a collection of random short stories, so I'm not sure what people expected from a movie with that name. Maybe something like Animatrix?
If you wanna see some real butchering of Asimov's work, there's the Foundation series...
I liked it. Quite basic, yes, but damn, finally something new in the post-apocalypse genre. it came out during the time where everyone and their dog was churning out zombie movies and media. In the middle of that we get fucking dragons, and that's the one to flop? Dafuq.
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So happy end then. But you see my point, sometimes the solution to not give in to the hungry corporations can even be really simple. But the advertisements can drown out everything.