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How many people go postal in Nosedive?

posted 8 years ago by dsumner12345
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I imagine there are mass shootings/bombings/knifings every other day in the world of Nosedive. I imagine the rate of people losing their minds would be through the roof. I tell you what, I'd probably try to destroy whatever servers managed that social network.

[–] exatera 8 years ago

Yeah, I am surprised that wasn't shown as an aspect of their reality, especially when consequences of a low score are as bad as not being able to come in to work anymore.

[–] dsumner12345 8 years ago

Or especially having businesses be able to cancel, at will, reservations and contracts that you've paid for. Also, I find it hard to believe that more people wouldn't 5 star someone for cussing out terrible customer service people.

[–] RockinRickyRialto 8 years ago

I wonder what the resistance movement of people who oppose the app is like - maybe like Jill from 1984. We see characters like the brother and the truck driver who are just happy with their low scores, but I wonder of any people like that group together.

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[–] hafaball-1 8 years ago

That's a great point I didn't think of. 😂😂

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

[–] DeftPunk79 8 years ago

I can see the world of "Nose Dive" evolving from the events in "Hate of the Nation". They have already shown that many, if not all, of the episodes take place in the same universe. Maybe slightly different time frames. After the events of Hated in the Nation, everyone becomes incredibly afraid of offending anyone else.

[–] SpinningPlatesTrick 8 years ago

Great theory! I wouldn't be surprised to find out the two stories were part of a larger arc at the drawing board.

[–] buchowski 8 years ago

The app is normality in that universe so you have to forget your life and imagine you grew up having to use the app. If you don't havea high rating you will not progress in society and that is a fact. There is no opportunity to blow up the server and make every stop using it. You would be programmed to use through your parents, school and peers.

[–] MeTheMachine 8 years ago

I imagine there are mass shootings/bombings/knifings every other day in the world of Nosedive. I imagine the rate of people losing their minds would be through the roof. I tell you what, I'd probably try to destroy whatever servers managed that social network.

I imagined that many, many people (especially perfectionistic people, like the high 4's, as the brother actually pointed out) would be suicidal, privately or otherwise, under such circumstances. I wish they'd shown less of the Stepford-esque pastel group and more of the people who snapped from the pressure (in a system that goes against human nature, I'm sure they'd be in great company). It'd be one thing if a low score prevented you from having luxuries only, but it was horrifying that people couldn't even work or get their basic needs met after a certain point. I'd honestly run away to a remote area/part of the world where this horrible system wasn't being practiced. I'm the kind of person whose soul cringes every time I feel forced to kiss anyone's ass or give a compliment I don't truly mean, so this place seemed like hell on earth to me.