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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.
minus-squareWhy9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93·1 year agoA more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoI always bring up that movie and “Otherlife” when I rant about the importance of open source.
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoWait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?
A more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.
I always bring up that movie and “Otherlife” when I rant about the importance of open source.
Wait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?