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Great show! One small remark. SPOILERS.

posted 8 years ago by didko
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I can take a lot of thing as they are in the show and still find it incredibly realistic. It has great story lines and is definitely one of my favorites this year. Great!

One thing regarding Niska's case and the show overall. Social media. It's mentioned few times that there's is social media in this "parallel universe". This things that go with the synths cannot go unnoticed, unshared, untweeted. The people are clearly aware of what's going on.

So, if Niska wants a trial she just have to say it on Youtube or whatever and sit back and enjoy. There will be millions of follower, fundraisers, interviews, coverages and so on and the government will simply have no choice, but to do it properly, not in some basement with glass room. The way those things work, I wouldn't be surprised if she wins the case.

Same for the other plot lines. Some startup it guy collects them just like that for himself. Yeah, right.

Overall great show again!

[–] Ithilfaen 8 years ago

Ah millennials and their unwavering faith in social media as some sort of power of the people lol.

If she posted something on Youtube, the "people" would still be debating whether it was real or a hoax 10 years from now. Don't confuse noise with power.

And if you think Youtube would help, just check out the number of videos from people uncovering Illuminati conspiracies or the Walk on the Moon con, see how many millions of viewers they have, and tell me how it helped them get anywhere officially.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

[–] ydobon-1 8 years ago

So, if Niska wants a trial she just have to say it on Youtube or whatever and sit back and enjoy. There will be millions of follower, fundraisers, interviews, coverages and so on and the government will simply have no choice, but to do it properly, not in some basement with glass room. The way those things work, I wouldn't be surprised if she wins the case.

Actually, she wanted to see if the government could be trusted to treat a synth as an equal, subject to the same laws.

Remember after Niska's outburst, Laura is shocked and tells her that this was her chance and Niska replies "No, it was theirs!"?

She was giving them a chance to make peace before the majority of synths wake up. If they had judged her to be a person and given her a trial, it would have shown the other synths that they could live alongside humans and be treated fairly rather than having to fight. She never really expected them to treat her fairly though.

Also, if she had posted to social media, it would have made it harder for her to hide after she escaped. As it is, only synths are watching for her and the government isn't about to post her photo and say there's a runaway synth on the loose.

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