A few years ago I watched an eerie compilation of local newscasters from around the United States all reading the same exact script. I don't think this is the same video, but it has the same creep-inducing effect.
A comedian-singer named Remy produced a mocking take on televised news (with CNN as its specific target) that highlights the inanity of the 24/7 news cycle, with its barrage of unrelated topics and superficial treatment.
Journalist: What I mean is / while we're reading these trivial mysteries/ People are dying, we're losing our liberty / They're inside our -- what?! Isn't that banned? Anchor: Inside our hardware. I understand! Well, they could be inside your phone at this very moment / Journalist: Yes! Anchor: --- Pokemon! This town's p- Journalist: NO!
a deep subject... slidewalks and robotic politicians, time slips and pop religions... i read once that he was convinced the world had ended with the Roman Empire and everything since is imaginary... i think he might have been correct about that...
I've only recently stumbled into the reddit wilderness, and the reddit is fun app has migrated to my phone's home screen. I can't remember how I saw the original video, but would not doubt that it surfaced there and then drifted into other parts of the internet!
The video I saw and remember had three different stories in the compilation, though...but maybe my memory is just making something already creepy, worse, for memory's sake.
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the older i get the more i think Philip K. Dick had all the answers...
ReplyDeleteWould be curious as to what they were!
Deletea deep subject... slidewalks and robotic politicians, time slips and pop religions... i read once that he was convinced the world had ended with the Roman Empire and everything since is imaginary... i think he might have been correct about that...
DeleteI remember seeing the compilation video on Reddit. Definitely felt creepy seeing the exact same lines in 10+ news stations.
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I've only recently stumbled into the reddit wilderness, and the reddit is fun app has migrated to my phone's home screen. I can't remember how I saw the original video, but would not doubt that it surfaced there and then drifted into other parts of the internet!
DeleteThe video I saw and remember had three different stories in the compilation, though...but maybe my memory is just making something already creepy, worse, for memory's sake.