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Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by MagicMoonlight »

Nasrudith wrote: post #37
HerbManic wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What I find funny (only not really) is the wildly different interpretations of this film people have, for many they seem to be primed by other things to see in it what they want. Basically skeptical of common forms in modernity, that is very clearly the intention. However, I have also seen that in extreme far-right communities this film represents how Jewish people control the world... somehow I don't think that is w…

Meanwhile I've personally found myself completely unable to take it seriously due to the subliminal messages being "marry and reproduce" and "consume". Like people need sinister brainwashing to fall in love, have sex, or engage in hedonistic consumption. These are base biological urges that have existed regardless of societal economy for millennia! By casting it as something from a sinister conspiracy it makes the cr…

If it was a basic biological function then the marketing department wouldn’t exist.

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by rickdeckard »

minisini wrote: post #4

I LOVE for someone to make a version of this for Apple Vision Pro. In fact I would put down $500.

A $500 app for those $1000+ glasses which shuts people off from reality and create the impression for others that they look into their eyes (while in fact looking at a rendering of your eyes).

There's some irony in here somewhere...

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by logicprog »

iririririr wrote: post #21

on the same line, but less pop meme replacements https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/artificial-cl... it replaces terms used to exalt Artificial Intelligence to what they really mean, and some tongue in cheek jokes against things that are used to pass billionaires/tech as friendly (e.g. replacing bill gates with his actual name)

That's so obnoxiously stupid and annoying, wow.

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by throwaway2037 »

For any one not familiar with this cult classic film from the 1980s, you can view the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB3vdxF_jM

In short, aliens have invaded earth, but wear a special skin to appear human. To average people, they appear and sound identical to real humans. The lead character discovers that special sunglasses can show the aliens without their human-like skin. (They look a bit like the aliens from "Mars Attacks".) When wearing the sunglasses, most outdoor adverts are replaced with bland single-party-state-style propaganda encouraging people to consume, work hard, and follow the rules.

I can honestly say that the trailer does no justice for the film. It is much better than the trailer. When I saw first saw this, I was genuinedly spooked. One half of the film is good fun 1980s alien invasion beat 'em up, and the other half is a thoughtful commentary on the age of consumerism.

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by [deleted] »

shrubby wrote: post #8
robot-wrangler wrote: post #6

Watch it if you haven't already. I accidentally landed in the middle of it while doing some illicit late night channel surfing when I was a kid.. this left quite an impression. I think it was a healthy formative influence for me and primed me for rejecting fads / peer pressure, distrusting authority, etc. Probably also helped me to resist the more unhealthy aspects of a religious time/place, and I was even doing ligh…

Nice pitch. I'll stream it right away! I've been watching Andor as a instructional manual recently and this seems like a good addition to the reality based manuals out there. Idiocracy, War INC etc.

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Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by andai »

deng wrote: post #28
dang wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What if it wouldn't get done otherwise? (Genuine question as we're all trying to figure this shit out)

I think we can agree that this is not something anybody will actually use, but rather an homage to "They Live", and IMHO, letting this be done by AI is in contrast to the basic premise of the movie.

What's the premise of the movie? I thought it was about psyops.

(Also interdimensional shapeshifting reptilians.)

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Post by anthk »

GCUMstlyHarmls wrote: post #26
deng wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So telling someone to make a table for you is more human than making it yourself, because you're using natural language instead of saws and hand planes?

I would say yes, conversing between two humans, maybe even collaborating, is more human than a solitary human using inanimate objects.

Even if the table collapses down badly instead of doing a proper one with a good set of tools?

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by euroderf »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #44

For any one not familiar with this cult classic film from the 1980s, you can view the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB3vdxF_jM In short, aliens have invaded earth, but wear a special skin to appear human. To average people, they appear and sound identical to real humans. The lead character discovers that special sunglasses can show the aliens without their human-like skin. (They look a bit like the a…

I'd say it's got more than a bit of documentary, considering current progress in terraforming.

Re: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

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Post by speed_spread »

xnx wrote: post #19
deng wrote: post #15

Oh the irony: "They Live", a movie famously about alienation and dehumanization, and you let AI do all the coding.

Interacting with a computer in natural language is much more human than typing in special codes and punctuation.

The human world is full of special codes and obscure gestures that only have meaning if provided in the right sequence to the right people. Computer programming being documented and formalized makes it more accessible than many social circles.
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