Many know the infamous show Black Mirror on Netflix about the haunting effects of the technological advancements that will develop in the future. Many believe it is the future so if you haven’t seen it, I suggest you go now.

But in Season 4, the most recent season, the producers did something they have never done before. Instead of displaying the fall of humanity and how technology will slowly drive society to its death, every episode ended on a hopeful note. A major surprise to its viewers since the terrifying possibilities of our futuristic society dominated by technology is what makes the show addicting and memorable and keeps us always coming back for more. However, I believe this was monumental for younger generations and restoring our faith in humanity. In our unfiltered society, filled with so much negativity and hate we need this. Me and many of my classmates don’t watch or listen to the news anymore because of all animosity and violence broadcasted events. We all wish for some good news every once in a while because we all know the world is going to shit. We’re just hoping the earth doesn't reach its carrying capacity before we die due to technology. We are born cynics since it’s so difficult to find hope and imagine a better future for humanity.

Already technology is developing to mirror the series predictions and the creator, Charlie Brooker knows it. Everything he writes and produces for the show is based on the company products that are released today. In the npr article,

The Father Of The Internet Sees His Inventions Reflected Back Through A ‘Black Mirror’, Brooker realized, "It's felt like tech companies have for years just put this stuff out there," he says "And they distance themselves from the effects of their product effectively by saying, 'Oh, we're just offering a service'.” Brooker doesn’t believe sci-fi is a genre, he believes it is the life of the future. In season two episode one, “Be Right Back” a widow subscribes to a service that digitally recreates her husband online so she can talk to him over chat. She finds it frightening as the computer responds with the exact mannerisms as her dead husband did but the chilling part is, this type of technology has already developed by the company Luka. Laura Sydell, writer of the npr article said, “Our tech entrepreneurs are focused almost exclusively on how their devices will be used by individuals — not how those devices will change society.” Hopefully Black Mirror is exposing more people to this concept and eliciting the growing issues technology is going to pose for us morally and existentially.