[Black Mirror] is always about unforeseen consequences and unforeseen problems, it's not usually that someone's created a machine that they want to enslave mankind with, it's someone's invented a new kind of... paperweight that enslaves mankind.
Charlie BrookerI really don't want to sound like overly negative or critical of the Internet in general because I'm actually really quite pro-technology.
Charlie BrookerWhen you look at things like social media, that's an immensely powerful tool that I'm all in favor of. I think it's amazing. It's a powerful tool, and it's one that we're, as a species, still grappling with learning to use. It's like we've grown an extra tail and we inadvertently lash out and knock over all of the furniture.
Charlie BrookerI suppose kids probably know less boredom these days - or at least a different kind of boredom.
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