Nosedive
“Nosedive” is a chapter of the series
Black Mirror. Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology series. It
mainly focuses on humanity’s relationship to technology and its consequences.
The plot of the chapter talks
about a society that using eye implants and mobile devices, people rate their
online and in-person interactions on a five-star scale. This system makes fake
relationships, as a person's rating significantly affects their socioeconomic
status. The main character is Lacie, Lacie is a young woman currently rated at
4.2 and keen to achieve self-improvement, hoping to reach a 4.5 rating to
qualify for a discount to a luxury apartment. This makes her tries to gain favour
from highly rated people, as they have larger impacts on scores. At that time, when school friend Naomi asks
her to be maid-of-honor at her upcoming wedding, with many highly rated guests,
she see a great chance to achieve her goal. After a series of mishaps on her
way to the wedding that send her ratings plummeting, Naomi calls Lacie and
tells her not to come. However, Lacie manages to get to the celebratory dinner.
Moreover, ends up doing a series of things that lead to the end of 0 score.
I like this chapter especially
because it reflects, very exaggeratedly, today’s society. About as the social
networks make us have the need to be valued by other people. This makes us
aware of other’s opinions about us.
I heartily recommend this
chapter. The background message are very good and see it if you can.
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