ShadowWatcher

If evil was stronger than good, the human species would have devoured Itself by now! People are trusting, that's generally a sign of goodness. Unfortunately it's also a sign of stupidity!

IIJOSEPHXII

It's the people who take red pills that are the sheeple. So mesmerised are they by Hollywood, that they comsume its propaganda a sleepwalk into hell in the vain belief that they are fighting it.

squishysquid

people lost that fight with the smartphone.

SerialChiller

Well, I get your point, but it is more similar to Brave New World (Huxley) than to 1984 (Orwell).

1984's Big Brother was an autocratic state imposing its tyranny by force.

Huxley's premise was that the sheeple would happily submit their liberties in exchange for short term pleasure without realizing what they were losing in the process.

NakedWarrior

I have said for a while that the reason the gov't is starting to be okay with legalizing marijuana is because it's their SOMA...also, they are greedy and want the cash.

TheTrigger

I'd say it's more of a mix, of the two— with a heaping spoonful of Fahrenheit 451, on the side.

Yuke

Agree. There are elements of all three of these (and others too of course). Hell, if you want a red pill just pick up Fahrenheit 451 and find Captain Beatty's 'lecture' that's about a third of the way in, it's about 10-12 pages long and hits on so many of the things going on in the world. But yeah, all three books have all the warnings you need...if you're awake.

TheTrigger

Oh yeah, got chills the first time I read it. Re-read it every few years. It's just a damn good book, all around.

i_scream_trucks

"Hey wiretap with camera dont look now im going to walk past you naked. So dont look. Are you not looking? Good, dont look. Because im naked. And i dont want my internet connected always on camera that sends stuff to the internet to look at me and send stuff to the internet. Because im naked. So dont look at me autonomous wiretap."

TwitterBannedIt

This television may record audio to better "provide services".

i_scream_trucks

that would require me to buy a tv with a microphone in it with internet access. which i dont have.

i have a laptop with a microphone installed in it. It is removed from the motherboard. As is the camera.

TheTrigger

But now I just have to tell my TV what to do, instead of pushing a button! THAT'S SO FUCKING MINDBLOWINGLY COOL. You get to feel like a king and arrogantly boss your electronics around! HOW COOL IS THAT? OKAY GOOGLE, GET ME A HOOKER!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i_scream_trucks

thats the thing tho. These things, on their own, really are fucking cool.

the fact that it is that way solely for people to collect information about you non stop is not.

i dont believe in this horseshit 5g is for miiiiiiiiiiiiind controoooooooooooooooool maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan conspiracy theory. Like i say fucking repeatedly, open your mind but not so far as your brains fall out. Why? Because while idiots are arguing over whether or not 5g mobile networks will allow the government to mind control people, law enforcement agencies will be able to take close to instant real time copies of your entire fucking internet connected devices at will without you knowing and without having to set there for hours and hours on end hoping like fuck you dont turn off your computer, the connection doesnt drop, or the person who theyre investigating doesnt get wise to it and invoke the law

Fucksakes people get so fixated on the goddamn utterly ridiculous shit that basic rights are absolutely shat on on a regular basis and people are too fucking thick to notice. Its like england man, the place us utterly fucked and no one says a word, but one unpopular call from a fucking soccer referee and half the country is in fucking flames....

carlip

No no keep going

TheTrigger

I'm really drunk. Every so often, I go through old(er) posts. You seem cool. So I'll word-vomit the rest of that scenario, to you now : simply because you asked for it. Enjoy...

NO HOOKER! NO HOOKER!!

> Would you like me to cancel your appointment with: HOOKER?

OH MY GOD, YES. WAIT... JUST.... NO HOOKER.

> You do not have an appointment with, "NO HOOKER".

> "THANK you..."

> "Estimated time of prostitute arrival in, 21 minutes...

NO! NO! STOP! NO HOOKER! STOP THE HOOKER! I REFUSE PROSTITUTE! REFUSE! REFUSE! GODDAMNIT GET RID OF THE FUCKING HOOKER!

> Searching: "how to dispose of a dead hooker..."

NO! NO! WHAT THE F... NO. NO DEAD HOOKERS! GOOGLE! STOP IT! STOP KILLING... AAAAAAAAAAAAH! HOW DO I STOP AN APPOINTMENT?

> You kill the hooker, John... duh...

Uhhhh....

QuickMafs

Too late they already gave it your address

TwitterBannedIt

If it wasn't a tranny, wouldn't sound too bad.

The dongs a dealbreaker tho.

QuickMafs

A Somali? Are you kidding? I don’t don’t want those things anywhere near my neighboring countries nevermind in my house

TwitterBannedIt

I'm still more concerned about the dong.

QuickMafs

Look as long as it looks like a girl it having a dick is still better than it being a nigger

Pluviou5

We need to get the fluoride out of the water making them dumbed down enough not to notice that they're letting this happen.

TwitterBannedIt

I can almost hear morpheus's voice in my head...

"They are just as stupid as you always thought they were, its all true and they dont even care"

"Go ahead, tell them, see what happens.."

"Being a beta is just right, not too dumb and not too bright..."

"You just need a soma and some amphetipep."

downton-stabby

Some people enjoy it as if they are giving away virginity or something. Oh forced updates? Oh forced agreements? Oh I have to unclick "go electronic" to get my paper statements? too much work. Oh Comcast is sharing my home security information?

illbrbwithmyflipflop

wow. this post contains hilarity of epic proportions.

About the headline post though, that's currently the blackpill I'm dealing with. And it's history at this point, so there's no denying the black pill. Lived that shit. And it's not passed yet either