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minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down7·11 months agoThis just made me realise the matrix is also an allegory of capitalism
minus-squaresealhaslupus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoand also an allegory for transitioning edit: there’s a reason why the wachowski brothers are no longer brothers
minus-squareEmergMemeHologram@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 months agoWow, I really did not know about that. From your comment I assumed one transitioned, but they both did!
minus-squareantidote101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·11 months ago…as well as for whether you’d choose to know harsh realities over comforting dreams. Capitalism has a few choices and perspectives in this regard.
minus-squarewinterayars@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·11 months agoYep, the matrix is capitalism (a system of control) and getting unplugged is class consciousness.
minus-squareExLisper@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoI thought matrix was going to school and getting unplugged was graduating.
minus-squaredoctorcrimsonlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoNot really. The robots are a hivemind and the humans are domesticated produce who occasionally escape and join a commune.
This just made me realise the matrix is also an allegory of capitalism
and also an allegory for transitioning
edit: there’s a reason why the wachowski brothers are no longer brothers
Wow, I really did not know about that. From your comment I assumed one transitioned, but they both did!
…as well as for whether you’d choose to know harsh realities over comforting dreams. Capitalism has a few choices and perspectives in this regard.
Yep, the matrix is capitalism (a system of control) and getting unplugged is class consciousness.
I thought matrix was going to school and getting unplugged was graduating.
Not really. The robots are a hivemind and the humans are domesticated produce who occasionally escape and join a commune.