Black Mirror
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Do violent video games make kids violent?
Its an age-old discourse, and the answer is mostly no, though they can contribute to aggression.
Honestly … it can be an interesting topic, but the answer itself is kind of boring.
We definitely didnt need fourWestworldseasons about it.
From there, Cameron goes back to the 90s, where this story began.
When Cam meets Colin and witnessesThronglets, he immediately becomes obsessed with the idea.
Cam takes the software home with him and starts his own colony, treating the Throng as his friends.
On the upside, the Throng is really learning and evolving from the constant communication.
The Thronglets on his computer are theonlyThronglets, and that makes them extra vulnerable.
We treat less intelligent lifeforms as our playthings, especially artificial intelligence.
He only stole that bottle early in the episode to get here and deliver the Throngs message.
What does this actually mean in practice?
Is the Throngeverywherenow, or just in Britain?
This series has always been interested in AI, but is that becomingallBrooker cares about?
What does he even think hes doing here if not writing a review?
