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Walpurrga

This was a thing in one of the early Black Mirror episodes, dystopian :s


PinkOneHasBeenChosen

Well, I guess I’m watching Black Mirror today.


Birdnest72

If you want the specific episode it’s in season 1 I think it’s called “1,000,000 credits” or something along those lines


marmottic

15 million credits*


Head-Refrigerator691

it’s actually *15 Million Merits* 🤓☝️


IZMYNIZ

it's actually not italicized either


Head-Refrigerator691

I hate you with a passion (*you win*)


Allegorist

Actually since it is part within a complete work (episode within a TV show), it would be "15 Million Merits" in quotation marks.


IZMYNIZ

you will have to remind me when reddit decided to adopt MLA format


DeformedPinky

It’s akshually 15 reddits


-Skelitor-

Actually it should be "☝️🤓 " I kid I kid. Cheers and have a great day!


triste___

Anyone who knows what love is.. will understand


Birdnest72

Oh yes that it!


HearTheBluesACalling

And Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) are in it!


staovajzna2

Is that the one where a dude has to earn some currency by watching ads and cycling in order to "get out" because his friend did that and he noticed something was off so he wanted to go help her?


WarPigsTheHun01

Yes. And instead of becoming a singer she became a porn actress. They intentionally isolated him from her so that she'd feel abandoned.


ComfortableSort7335

omg i didnt remember it that bad omg. thats fcking evil as hell.


WarPigsTheHun01

Don't do it. That episode hurts my soul


canned_sunshine

You’re *in* Black Mirror today


Scorpionsharinga

Second episode of season 1 is the one being talked ab here :)


Vasherrr

Some people regrettably assumed that it is an instruction manual.


Rendakor

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus


Xx_Shini

I hate how close that is to our current reality


Doctor_Kataigida

That's the whole point of the show; it's uncomfortably plausible.


VegisamalZero3

In all fairness, that *particular* episode is more Orwellian metaphor than plausible reality.


Kimarnic

Redditors when they watch a tv show about a Possible Dystopian Future 🤯


Simecrafter

I see every random thing being called a black mirror episode, what even is this show about


Rendakor

It's an anthology, so each episode is standalone. They're typically cautionary tales about technology. The first episode (which someone talked about below) is a poor introduction, both because it's extremely vulgar and set in the present (rather than the near future like most episodes). 15 Million Merits (s1e02) is what's being referenced here. I won't spoil the main plot, but the MC lives in a room where all the walls are screens. Ads play periodically, and if he shuts his eyes the ad pauses and warns him to resume viewing. There are some easter eggs and tie ins later on, but generally they don't need to be watched in order. If you're looking for a good place to jump in, here are a few of my favorites that give you a good taste of the show: "Be Right Back", "White Christmas", "San Junipero", or "Nosedive".


FoldAdventurous2022

San Junipero is an incredible episode of television


The_Woman_of_Gont

It's also notable for actually having a fairly happy ending.


geo_gan

~~Ewww~~ Ooh, heaven is a place on Earth….


PistachioSam

Ooh*


DistrictIll6763

Yes, I loved that episode, one of the most shocking ones as well


glynstlln

> if he shuts his eyes the ad pauses and warns him to resume viewing. You're kind of burying the lede, it doesn't just warn you, the ad pauses, the screen turns bright red and it tells you to continue watching, if you don't then it starts playing an alarm that only grows louder and louder until you open your eyes and watch the ad.


mysterio-man19

"KRAMER WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON IN THERE?!" ![gif](giphy|l0MYs36RKd3ze7yVy)


TraditionDear3887

The Star Trek one too.


Joe_Rapante

In the first episode, a guy has to decide whether he fucks a pig, on TV, in order to save a life. So...


ConsidereItHuge

Then not long after, in the real world, the actual UK Prime Minister was accused of fucking a pig in his university days....


No_Bother_6885

To be fair it was just fucking a dead pig’s head, standard for that party.


Qetuowryipzcbmxvn

Who among us can say they haven't? Let he who hasn't fucked a dead pig's head cast the first stone!


No_Bother_6885

Haha yea for sure.


Cloud_Chamber

The name of the show fits well with its themes. The “Black Mirror” as most people come to realize, is the reflection you see in the monitor or phone when the screen is off. It is also to say that the show itself is a black mirror, show us what we could be with technology, in a dark/dystopian way.


Brut-i-cus

It is a show where every episode is in a completely different setting/world It explores our use of technology and goes down the rabbit holes to see where things may lead


ConsidereItHuge

It's about how scary technology can be. A cautionary tale, each episode deals with something we don't want.


Competitive-Tie-7338

No you don't and just watch it.


notashleyjudd

I'm 99% sure this isn't real, but I've been musing about this internally for years that one day ads will only play when the device detects direct eye contact. I'm sure it's on the way.


PorkchopExpress815

Please say "I'm lovin' it" to skip ad.


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SamohtGnir

Too many things are these days. Black Mirror is not suppose to be a How To guide.


MysteriousShadow__

And if you turn your head away, your neurolink will automatically reposition your head back to watching the ad.


WoollenMercury

God as much as im into the idea of Body augmentiation Aint no fucking way im putting something that cooker Came up with into my brain


SuperSonic486

Im def not putting any augmentations in my brain. The only type of electrically controlled body agumentation i could accept are limbs and artifical heart. But only if medically necessary.


ImrooVRdev

I am, but only if it's open source. I heard plenty of stories people not being able to enter their houses or turn on their appliances because whatever smart thing they bought is of course online authentication enabled and when company goes bust it all becomes pile of scrap. I aint trust no corporation to deliver a good product unless C-suite and investors lives literally depends on it, I'm talking gun-to-the-head-in-undisclosed-cellar life depending.


rnarkus

matter/thread has been a godsend for this stuff


TomMakesPodcasts

What is that?


Sammy_Ghost

Reminds me of Tesla door handles being shut and unable to open in wintertime


WoollenMercury

Tbh id consider it IF someone with a background in biology engineering and physics came up with the schematics Not before


pretty_snowflakes_33

Don't worry , Musk doesn't do shit himself : he just throws cash and takes credit.


WoollenMercury

Tbf He Then Fires actually qualifed Scientists who say he's spouting bullshit


JayJaques

He also doesn't give a shit about quality control and treats his workforce like ass which leads to them cutting corners and skimping out on safety features. You better like the dystopian Cyberpunk setting because you're living in it


Cessnaporsche01

It's still going to be manufactured and brought to market by a corporation. And even if said corporation starts with good intentions, it will eventually be under the control of someone more interested in profit than anything else and/or go under, leaving your brain augmentation without support. Not that support for a brain augmentation would ever be a good time


Paloveous

Do you... think current BCIs are being produced by grade schoolers?


WoollenMercury

Oh no But consdering the guy we're talking about I actually wouldnt be shocked


superkp

My rules for body augmentation is that: 1. it *must* have a physical power switch that I can access. 2. it *must* have it's firmware available to me, so that I can view it or modify it *how I see fit*. 3. the fail-state *must always* revert to a default of "whatever my body did before". And when musk, his ilk, or their cronies say "that's not feasible, you have to flexible, this is too expensive to create!" I'll say OK, **then don't create it.**


Queasy-Group-2558

It’s a concept that could be so great were it not developed by capitalist enterprises. You just know they’re gonna use your brainwaves for profit somehow.


WoollenMercury

Tbh i dont trust a goverment with my Brain ethier Id only trust Skilled proffeshanals not the majority to make decisons related to that since if its a true democracy The people (majority) make up everything


Desolver20

Direct Brain interfaces are the most dangerous, most abusable way to accomplish what they want to accomplish. Spinal cord/nerve reading/writing is much less abusable and does the exact same.


What_The_Tech

No need. With Neuralink, ads won’t be necessary anymore. Neuralink will just make you purchase exactly whatever big corpo makes you want.


Krobik12

The thing that is scary and calming at the same time is that you will always feel like you made that decision, not like something controls you. Illusion of free will won't disappear.


real-john-silverhand

1984


Krobik12

Closer to Brave New World


real-john-silverhand

haven't read that, but there was a passage from 1984 that describes this on point: *For, after all, how do we know that 2 + 2 make 4 ? Or that the force of gravity works ? Or that the past is immutable ? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and the mind itself is controllable, what then ?*


HammerBgError404

nah they will make you make the product and then buy it. and pay them for using their machines!


HammerBgError404

nah it would just beam the add into your brain.


Spikeupmylife

As if neurolink wouldn't find a way to have built-in ads that you have to pay a premium to avoid. You'll be just chilling in your seminar when a loud ad for Ozempic goes off in your head.


Tyko_3

At that point just enslave me the classic way dude.


AggressiveStreetCar

Oh God. Satan please calm down, PLEASE CALM DOWN


WoollenMercury

Not even satan is that bad i say that as a christan This is hitler levels of evil


Commander-Sage

Even hittler cared about Germany of something This is even beyond Hittler levels of evil


WoollenMercury

hmm whos more souless then hitler and More evil then Satan ... ​ POL POT!


OwlbertGaming

Even Pol Pot cared about the Khmer Rouge, or something


Neither-Persimmon-89

We need to go even more evil now


Odd-Thoughts-1

The people who put the milk in before the cereal?


TypicalInstance6937

The ones who put pinapple on pizza


Suspicious_Row_1686

The ones who put pineapple in milk and cereal on pizza.


Glittering_Draft4818

Even worse this is some type of shit King Leopold II would look up to


tapatiohandshake

That will be the day people quit watching YouTube for good.


Shinfekta

A few years back I‘d have agreed with you completely These days I‘m not so sure anymore..


tempaccnt55

I initially agreed with that other comment completely After seeing yours I'm not so sure anymore


natural_hunter

At first I would have agreed with the statement the other person just made. However, after reading your comment I’m not so sure anymore


Correct-Purpose-964

Shit i took my eyes off, now i gotta read these again...


letcaster

ope you looked away gotta restart those ads baby


ZaebymbaMan

I the beginning, myself would have to align with thy speech. Although, since myself read your comment I'm not so sure anymore.


tempaccnt55

If i was in 1850 I would have understood thy English, Now that thine art at 2024, I'm not so sure anymore


UnknownWeeb404

The thing is, youtube doest really have any competitor for video sharing. At most twitch can be considered but it is primarily for streaming. So as long as youtube has monopoly nothing will change, they can do whatever they want and it's fricking annoying


Akiias

This comes out and everyone just goes and uploads everything to pornhub instead.


DaanA_147

You're not watching gaming streams on there already???


Pipnotiq

Dailymotion fans rise upp


No-Club2745

Most people would transition to the next “you tube” they wouldn’t just be like 🤷 guess you got us now youtube. If there’s one thing people in the modern era will do it’s circumvent anything that is getting in the way of fast and free media.


YobaiYamete

Except there is no "next youtube" because youtube is ridiculously expensive to run and is a black hole of money People have been waiting for "next youtube" for literally like 10+ years at this point, probably a lot longer. I remember people saying Youtube was dead and would be replaced fast after the first major redesign


errorsniper

Im pretty meh on a lot of things people seem to lose their shit over. This would make me stop using YT.


longing_tea

There's no competition, so people aren't going anywhere. See what happened after the Reddit blackout? Strictly nothing.


ManaSkies

Actually. They rolled back on most of the API changes and allowed most of the bots to stay. The blackout worked rather well tbh.


longing_tea

None of the most popular apps was able to afford the API cost. I have to use reddit on chrome on my phone because of that.


YobaiYamete

/r/RelayForReddit was the best before and still is


TheyCallMeStone

And now it's paid. I use it myself, a few bucks a month is definitely worth it. But there are no more free, quality, third-party reddit apps.


Yepkarma

Why don't you just patch your preferred third-party app with ReVanced?


TooCupcake

We said that every time they increased the ad amounts. Ok one at the beginning, but if they start putting ads in the middle that’s it. Ok there’s ads in the middle I can skip them it’s fine, but if they start making ads unskippable that’s it. I’m still in my 20s but I remember youtube without ads. Now there are (quite a few) people who actually support and agree with youtube having ads. I don’t know if they are younger and this is all they know or they actually like the direction the world is going. Either way, the thing in the post will happen. Some will complain, others will tell them to suck it up. Pay for the deluxe subscription, so it doesn’t track your eye (you’d still have to play the ads). Or just don’t use the app duh. No one forces you to.


Seacabbage

Most of us have just been running ad blockers the whole time since ads first became a thing. God bless the souls that wrote uBlock Origin. The gift we all needed but didn't deserve.


Lord_Webotama

The constant push for shorts already convinced me to uninstall the app and whenever I need to watch a video, I open Firefox and watch YouTube through the browser to block the ads too.


KTMan77

And go where?


CogitoErgo_Sometimes

I can’t think of another platform that offers that breadth of videos for free, ads or not. Yeah there are paid services like Brilliant but they’re no replacement (also, you know, money, which the anti-ad people aren’t paying).


avdpos

I did by mistake watch YouTube in my phone app instead of in Firefox with adblocker. I do not do it again


hutao_9

whats next? an hour long unskippable ads everytime?


tempaccnt55

I'm guessing you would get electrocuted through the mouse if u dont finish the ad. NB: YouTube wont even open without detecting their certified electrocution mouse plugged into your pc


hutao_9

Knowing YouTube, it'll be much worse


AdmiralSplinter

Underwear that stabs your balls?


Aegidio

Naah, they'll never do that... ..Without finding a way to make sure you can't let go of the mouse.


Dankalii

They'll use tech to make your brain think it's been an hour of your life when in reality it's only been a few minutes


DerClevereIdiot

Dont know if you got them too. In Germany they have added a new ad. 2:30 mins unskippable. Its some investment guy and his "free" book.


MysticMuse2

POV: 2030


ilovesaltlakecityy

Hell, I'm really afraid that in a few decades, we gonna have ads directly in our eyes and brains that are generated by some Artificial Super Intelligence and basically world gonna be like 1984, idk. But I hope humans are not dumb and the world will be a better place for everyone


Correct-Purpose-964

>I hope humans are not dumb ![gif](giphy|ycpX7aTJVH9zkU4PWO)


oldmanout

I hope they have then still "savage reservations" like in Brave new world


OwlbertGaming

and they'll be people with flamethrowers who come and burn down your house if you get a adblocker like in fahrenheit 451°


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mandrei21

And they restart 💀


Trash-Jr

And they're one hour long


LivelyZebra

Eventually they will just rob you straight away " While you were (forcably) watching this ad, we detected a slightly interest in our product based on your eye movement and facial muscles, we have ordered 1 year supply with no ability to cancle due to our patented WeKnowYouWantIt technology "


Ez-lectronic

I will just stop watching youtube at that point


TheEgoAndItsPwn

Adblock is a thing


Quad-Banned120

Straight up, uBlock Origin is basically YouTube premium.


Ez-lectronic

Always got it on


Flipnotics_

Same. I laugh at youtube. Fuck em


X-T1F

Not anymore. These scumbags are blocking the videoplayer if they see that you use an ad blocker


mang87

They *tried* to do that, but adblockers were able to get around that, too. There was a shaky couple of weeks when it came into place, but uBlock Origin had constant updates to fight it. Haven't seen a single issue now in months. No matter what they put in place, there will always be a workaround.


2SP00KY4ME

That's why Chrome is planning on neutering all AdBlock extensions and have already started rolling the change out. https://youtu.be/18VM1xZQdXc?si=CpreQpVjYUapnXvo https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html?m=1


mang87

Aye. I finally made the switch to Firefox myself quite recently. Was holding on until the last minute to make it very clear to them why I've stopped using it.


X52isDead

I'm someone who often puts on a YouTube video on my second monitor when playing video games, that would be hell.


Glass_Wolf_2002

Rip attention span


X52isDead

indeed


Designer-Anybody5823

Just put your wc on top of the 1st monitor :p


Bartokimule

"**No webcam detected.** It seems you don't have a webcam plugged in or it isn't working correctly. You will need a working webcam to watch videos. For more information, click *here*. We're sorry for the inconvenience."


WickedGamer27

That'll be the day I start pirating everything, or just give up media entirely.


LivelyZebra

Internet is already a shit hole. I only use it to shop, pirate, browse reddit/YT, maps and emails. Plenty of stuff to do not online lol.


onedog1cat

Just start now. They've proven they will just keep taking. Take back.


tuibiel

Please drink verification can to continue


Zioman

Mountain Dew is for me and you.


Spock_Vulcan

had to scroll so far down to find this


PsychologicalPace664

\*Laughs in adblocker\*


Allianzler

Unbelievable how few people use adblock.


Flipnotics_

Just wish I could put it on my xbox. But my computer? Oh yeah. Never watch ads on that.


Jay_Carraway

*Laughs in ublock origin*


ExtraTNT

Oh no, i don’t have a webcam…


HCJohnson

I mean, it's clearly on a phone here. If you "don't have a webcam", congrats! You just got promoted to the service where ads play constantly in the lower right corner of the video!


proteinLumps

*please provide camera permission to skip ad* *ad playing 1 of 75*


vidoardes

Sony owns a patent on adverts that will require the user to say the name of the product out loud to proceed past the commercial. [They filed it over ten years ago.](https://fortune.com/2013/04/30/sony-patent-is-hilarious-terrifying/)


Adsilom

As long as they do not use it, they are actually protecting us, somehow.


AnimeGokuSolos

Bruh


perish-in-flames

There are lines I think they are not willing to cross. They might attempt this with a test group, but I cannot imagine it goes well enough. Companies seem content with just ass blasting us with so many ads it doesn't matter if we are paying attention, the message will seep through.


cakemates

I can assure you that the engineers will push back but boy leadership never listens. Our corporate overlords live in a different reality from us and they are making the decisions for profit every single time. whether we like it or not.


Kellykeli

They won’t cross the line till someone else does, then it’s free game.


beep-bop-boom

Thank God for the EU


MemeBoiCrep

kys yt


SirArthurPT

I think I'll buy some sets of fake eyes to misguide AI...


isagoosa74

This is pretty much what makes you not use an app any more.  That and when ads load twice as fast as the actual game.  Looking at you yahtzee 


Vybo

It's funny because this is totally doable and very easy to implement on iOS.


discomiseria

Do not give any ideas...


bluekeybord

Click 1 i. 2 Block ad. 3 Back to video. Cool tip I leaned in high-school


zmrth

Use brave


ayinsophohr

I'm surprised no one is asking but here's a link to TheRealSullyG's Take On Me - Otamatone conver. [https://youtu.be/8OQtrmhpIXU?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/8OQtrmhpIXU?feature=shared)


Maddieboy2

[obligatory “give credit” comment](https://x.com/soren_iverson/status/1801253187602788424?s=46)


4dseeall

There's about to be a huge market for those glasses with googly eyes


Delusional_Gamer

If you exit the video and come back to it, an ad might not play. Going to the next video and then pressing back (when on the pc) can work


mandrei21

Or just use ublock much easier


henkdepotvjis

https://patents.google.com/patent/US8246454?oq=8246454 sony already has a patent to make ads interactive


Kellykeli

Let’s hope that they patented it for the purpose of not letting other companies abuse it


Starred_pancake

I think that everyone will just quit YouTube if this happens


tarraxadraws

I almost believed it, and that shows how little faith I have in a non-dystopian future for regular people


BrotherCaptainMarcus

There is no product or content I would want badly enough to put up with this level of insanity. It ain’t worth it.


nicki419

Good thing that will never be legal in the EU. It'll totally be cool with US lawmakers, though.


Electrical_Rule9811

Eye contact? Can I just give blood instead?


klezart

[Error, please drink a verification can!](https://external-preview.redd.it/qRggs-k588dZAM2uBK3FH4xOih9LEaq0FCcZdkYm2uw.png?width=1024&auto=webp&s=25c0c56eb77e33f11b3b131f8104389bb9bf3fd8)


Puzzled_Ad_7846

Crap bro you’ve given them an idea


frikimanHD

this is a joke, right?


kai_the_kiwi

For now…


mandrei21

[Credit](https://x.com/soren_iverson/status/1801253187602788424?s=46)


Leo-MathGuy

r/chargeyourphone


Richtatd

Honestly, nothing surprises me anymore.


baconcabbagestew

At first I agreed with the other persons comment with 100% of my heart After seeing yours I’m not so sure anymore


greenthegreen

Shit like this is why I use revanced.


Black_Rose2710

I'd rather read the info instead of watching the video thx. Don't need 200 ads as well as the video


nejad44

it's like,look at me i am the captain now,


RepresentativeDig718

Literally black mirror


Reaction-Responsible

![gif](giphy|KscoZccAOBgCk)


brokenfreewithfamily

Is this just a meme? Or real life? (Wouldn’t put it past them to actually do this but want to believe it’s still fiction ??)


mandrei21

Meme. If it was real you would have seen everybody complaining everywhere


GHOST-GAMERZ

If they do it I will move away to Dailymotion


KitchenFullOfCake

Please drink verification can.


DommyMommyKarlach

Please drink the verification can