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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish57•1 year agoThis just made me realise the matrix is also an allegory of capitalism
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink29•1 year ago…as well as for whether you’d choose to know harsh realities over comforting dreams. Capitalism has a few choices and perspectives in this regard.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•edit-21 year agoand also an allegory for transitioning edit: there’s a reason why the wachowski brothers are no longer brothers
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 year agoWow, I really did not know about that. From your comment I assumed one transitioned, but they both did!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•1 year agoYep, the matrix is capitalism (a system of control) and getting unplugged is class consciousness.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI thought matrix was going to school and getting unplugged was graduating.
This just made me realise the matrix is also an allegory of capitalism
…as well as for whether you’d choose to know harsh realities over comforting dreams. Capitalism has a few choices and perspectives in this regard.
and also an allegory for transitioning
edit: there’s a reason why the wachowski brothers are no longer brothers
Wow, I really did not know about that. From your comment I assumed one transitioned, but they both did!
Yep, the matrix is capitalism (a system of control) and getting unplugged is class consciousness.
I thought matrix was going to school and getting unplugged was graduating.