Black Mirror - The New Netflix Series that is a lot like Steemit

in #steemit7 years ago

Dear Steemit Friends,

Because I constantly talk about Steemit and about the various aspects of the platform and community, I was recently told about a series on Netflix called Black Mirror. I wasn't sure if I should take this as a good or a bad thing, but I decided to check it out anyways.

For those who are not familiar with the series, I think it is definitely worth checking out. The first episode of season 3 does mirror a lot of aspects about this platform and the culture that permeates within it. To give you an idea of what the first episode I watched is about - It is about a world where people's perception about you makes a great deal of difference. The way it relates to Steemit is in the way that that perception is awarded. Its a world controlled by upvotes on virtually everything you do and everything you post.

Each vote has a weight from 1 star to 5 stars which contributes to your overall reputation. The more votes you have and the higher the star rating, the better your life rewards are - these rewards range from better houses, better cars, and better jobs. The quickest way to increase your reputation score is to increase your sphere of influence and secure "whale votes."

Does all this sound familiar?

In the series, there is an epidemic of always putting on a fake face and doing what pleases the community in order to not cause disruption which can result in lower star votes which are the equivalent of downvotes. The imaginary world is a place of false friendships, people pretending to be someone they aren't, and a lot of ass-kissing in order to maintain your reputation score. I'm only through episode 1, but it seems like an interesting series mainly because the main character is beginning to try and break free from this world of being fake.

I definitely think the series is worth checking out for all those hardcore Steemians. You may find it a humorous and enjoyable series to watch while creating your next post.

Below is the Featurette giving you a preview of the episode. Let me know if i should upload the video to dtube

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black mirror is a great show. Some stuff is a little bit crazy but so good. ^_^

I'll definitely check out the rest of the episodes this weekend

Seems a lot like Steemit. I watched the trailer and got a sense of deja vu. Trying to please everyone; afraid of being marked down...hmm. Maybe some someone who is familiar with Steemit is involved in creating the show!

Following.

or the Director/Producer is a steemian :)

Upload on dtube :) I'll love to see how peeps live on a steemit-like world. Hope they've got bots too :)

I'll try to do it later today when I get home from work!

Ok. Thanks.

Did you see this movie

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Sounds interesting I think I'll check it out. The whale part sounds pretty peculiar I'd say

Yep. It's eerie how much it resembles some of the culture here in Steemit. The Circle seems like another good movie

Did you say it has 3 seasons? Could they have based it off of steemit? Super strange if two people had identical ideas and decided to show case them in 2 different ways, one an online platform and the other a show about that same online platform. Weird!

You never know. Could be based on Steemit!

I really like Black Mirror. I just recently started watching it but now I just can't stop. It just feels possible in the not so far future that these things can happen.

I mean "White Bear"?!? Those mindless, phone camera-filming people are just so rampant nowadays.

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No way!!! Wow this is awesome... I have my evening planned out as of now!!! Thanks for this 👊

you have 3 seasons worth of episodes to watch. Marathon!!

Will check it out! Thanks for sharing

Sure thing. Anytime

Sounds interesting

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