tazmic wrote:8bitagent wrote:It then seemed IF RFID chips and all that stuff was to happen...it wouldnt be by fear, but by minimalist hip 30 second ads on tv and before the movies with "sexy white, black and indian" 20 somethingers listening to their ipods and hanging out..."Have you been chipped yet? The new iChip...hip, smart...sexy, cool...convenient".
I guess kids today won't have seen The Tripods!
"The story of The Tripods is a variation on post-apocalyptic literature. Humanity has been conquered and enslaved by "the tripods", unseen alien entities (later identified as "Masters") who travel about in gigantic three-legged walking machines. Human society is largely pastoral, with few habitations larger than villages, and what little industry exists is conducted under the watchful presence of the tripods. Lifestyle is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but artifacts from later ages are still used, giving individuals and homes an anachronistic appearance.
Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called "caps", which suppress curiosity and creativity and leave the recipient placid and docile, incapable of dissent. The caps cause them to worship the tripods."
I read those books years ago as a teen, I didn't know they'd been filmed thanks!
I have a couple of hand-me-down i-pods that have replaced the cassette walkman for commute, but I am amazed at the number of people who can spend an entire commute, including walking, coffee, etc, etc completely wired up and interacting with a device. I shouldn't throw stones though. I probably would be on the internet all the time if I didn't force myself to do other things.
If chips provided net access (for a fee of course) I bet there'd be people lined up. It's the ultimate hands-free-device.
