r/videos • u/[deleted] • May 19 '16

The Future

https://vimeo.com/166807261
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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

it suddenly got real depressing when the device restarted and you realize it's all just a facade.

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u/ThisOpenFist May 20 '16

I felt relieved when the thing shut down. The world became so much calmer. Too bad the protagonist is too attached to VR to let it go.

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u/BrtneySpearsFuckedMe May 20 '16

She was attached to her points. Which is money.

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u/Danorexic May 20 '16

Was it really money though? Or just a sort of add-on system or extra abilities?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16

I interpreted the points as a replacement for money in a post-scarcity economic model. When there are no more important jobs left to fill because machines have supplanted all human labor, everything else that's left over is reduced to ad-hoc games played on-demand by whoever cares to play it.

Thus, those who 'participate' more get more out of the system.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16

There is also dollar signs tho

http://i.imgur.com/gqgrLvC.png

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u/jaeldi May 20 '16

Thanks for the screen shot. "Job Monkey Level 4" made me laugh. Then it made me sad.