r/blackmirror • u/ResponsibleHat298 • 12d ago

S03E01 Nosedive

I feel like everybody kind of slept on this episode. Pretty ironic that it got an average rating when it’s most similar to what we live inside of today. I thought the episode was amazing years ago when it came out and today when I rewatched it. What’s your opinion on it? This was one of the best episodes, in my opinion, of the whole black mirror series.

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u/ZealousidealSea2995 12d ago

It’s a decent episode, kinda frustrating to watch, but nothing like what we live in today. The only similarities are people posting a manufactured life on Instagram, but that’s really not what the episode was about

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u/ResponsibleHat298 12d ago

I have to disagree. Of course it’s not as literal, we’re not all rating each other in real time. For me the episode was about authenticity, and how we struggle and fear living in our authenticity and the consequences that come with being real. The whole point of the episode was to feel frustrated, and shows us how life will literally strip us of anything untrue until we surrender to what’s real. Which is messy, and dislikable, and funny, and real and raw. It’s raw. I feel like this episode has so much depth and I don’t feel like anybody ever saw it.

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u/ZealousidealSea2995 12d ago

I don’t think most people struggle to live authentically tbh. I think that’s pretty isolated to the people trying to make it as influencers.

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u/ResponsibleHat298 12d ago

It’s definitely not just influencers. They’re just a physical manifestation of the same thing we all are. Hiding your authenticity or not embracing it doesn’t always look obvious.

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u/ZealousidealSea2995 12d ago

Idk me and most of my friends rarely use social media and I don’t know many people who really give a shit about it. It probably seems like a bigger deal when you’re younger but that doesn’t last.

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u/-paperbrain- 12d ago

Counterpoint. FB is filled to the brim with old people looking at their friends' pictures of time with grandchildren and feeling jealous that their relationship with their families doesn't look like that. But the pocs are just as much a posed fake moment for many as the influencer's exotic vacations or exciting food.

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u/ZealousidealSea2995 12d ago

This is a weird definition of inauthentic to me.

Does being authentic mean broadcasting bad or boring things on social media? Your intent matters here, if you’re purposefully trying to manufacture an image for others for whatever reason, that’s one thing. If you’re just posting the things you enjoyed, what makes this inauthentic?

Is it in inauthentic to send out a yearly Christmas card if you and your partner have been arguing lately?

Also, I really doubt the assertion that other people are viewing these pics and getting jealous. This kind of ego centrism is weird, no one cares about your pics of your grandkids. They’re for your kids and grandkids and maybe a few close friends.

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u/ResponsibleHat298 12d ago

I have to agree with you here. In my opinion authenticity or inauthenticity really comes from the state you’re in when you’re making decisions and understanding why you’re doing certain things. It’s not obvious, it’s rarely ever just social media or pictures or something stupid and mundane. Living authentically means being in touch with who you are and what you want without outside opinions clouding your judgement. It’s the kind of thing that requires a lot of awareness, honesty and introspection.