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It's like Black Mirror's Fifteen Million Merits[0].

If you want a great show about stuff in this space, check out Black Mirror.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits

Link to the relevant scene [kind of NSFW]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5eGo1vE41w

I can say I've had a lot of moments where I run into a situation in my actual life that makes me feel like I'm living in an episode of this show. It's a modern-day Twilight zone, and although I wouldn't say it's always a hit, when it's good, it's really good.

Thanks. That scene convinced me to give the show a chance.

That is a great show that demonstrates sci-fi's greatest strength. Its ability to speak about our current time via metaphor, allegory, and extrapolation.

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