“Hate in a Nation” is a Black Mirror episode that was full of suspense. I know that each episode is filled with advanced technology that affects the society that they live in. In this case, someone hacked bees that were programmed to do the job of actual bees that are extinct and made them killing machines. That just shows how easy it is for someone that is advanced with computers can hack a system like the government and do crazy and extreme things. In this case, someone hacked the bees and started to kill people with it. He created a consequence game that had people use a hashtag to troll people on the internet. The person that was trolled the most would get killed by the bees. The game had consequences that nobody knew about. What started off as a game ended up killing 350,000 people. People that participated in the game and used the hashtag #deathto were killed by a swarm of bees. It only took one bee to kill the person but a swarm of them would arrive at the destination to make sure that the job was completed. The part that interested me more was the fact the government was using the bee to spy on people even though they only told the public that the bees were in place to do the job of an actual bee, which in this society was extinct. Blue was my favorite character. She was determined to put an end to the killing and even faked her own death so that she could find the man that created the game which resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people. This just shows how powerful words are.
I’ve learned this generation has found love in drama. Social media has created a platform for people to put other people’s business on the internet and anyone can respond to it. People even go to the extreme to threaten people’s lives. In the article “The ‘spiral of silence’: How Social Media Encourages Self-Censorship online.” shows that even as someone that is commenting on a situation, people fear to say the wrong thing because they can get backlash from a large audience of people they don’t know or even friends. The youtube video “The outrage Machine” talks briefly about how people started to love “trash Television”. Trash television is basically drama that is going on in someone’s life and shows like Jerry Springer show and Maury show were known for that. I think Social media is a way for people to get into other people’s business instead of worrying about their own problems. People should mind their business and do what they have to do instead of being nosy and talking about things that have not affected them personally. But yes people have the right to say what they want but threats and backlash and hateful comments that make someone not want to use the internet anymore is a bit extreme but we have no way of controlling it and that is basically what is happening today in society.
Weekly Post: A trial long over due.
SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY 
Hello Yassa, I enjoyed your blog! I found your interruption of the Black Mirror episode right on. The artificial bees ability to be hacked and controlled for individual killings was truly terrifying. You stated, “The game had consequences that nobody knew about”. I believe this encapsulates the true meaning behind this episode and its relevance to society today. With destructive weaponry such as the nuclear bomb, drone-like bees carrying out individual hits isn’t totally out of the question. The episode is a scary realization of the potential path for the human race.
Also, your insight on social media and peoples lust for constant attention was explained well. People today crave the next top fab, trendy feed or app. Keep up the great work!
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Hello, you have said right in your blog that people should mind their own business and yes they should be given the liberty to talk but again while talking they must know their limits. They must take care of the feelings of others too. Liberty does not give a person right to abuse others publically rather it gives you an opportunity to talk about the stuff publically and to get use this power in a positive manner. If we have access to the internet and to the social sites, then we must know our limits in order to have a balance between our own life and the life we are having on the social media.
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Hey, I found your blog interesting and so plain to understand. You have explained well the phenomenon that people should have to mind their own business and that they have the right to speak and taking someone voice down by threats and backlash was not a good act to do. Yes, you said it right that people now fear to point the wrong as a wrong because of the fear of threats and bullying and that’s what should be get to and end. We as being part of the society have to do our duty well and I think in this way if we do not bring a huge change we can bring change to ourselves right?
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