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Have you seen Episode one of the seventh series of Black Mirror?

* spoiler ahead *

A dystopian piece about an implant that's essential to survival but becomes obsolete over time. The company provides a - costly - upgrade which is not affordable to the couple who need it.

Luckily it's just fiction. Right? IT IS FICTION, ISN'T IT???

Well...

sapiens.org/culture/planned-ob

Wikipedia page about the #BlackMirror episode:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_P

SAPIENS · Who Pays the Price When Cochlear Implants Go Obsolete?Some cochlear implant users who can’t afford to keep up with compulsory technology upgrades are now losing their hearing.

No spoilers here, but overall pleased to find the new #BlackMirror #netflix #tv season less.. well.. fucking depressing than usual. Aside from the obvious sequel to USS Callister, "Plaything" is sort of a sequel to the #interactive "Bandersnatch" episode. That and Eulogy are the two best of the season. As seems to be usual, the first episode of the season, "Common People," is the darkest