Great essay! I’m a fan of Black Mirror, but no binge watching as it’s too depressing. I was also a fan of Night Gallery and remember quite well the Star Trek episode you referenced. It was far easier for the crew to shift into aggressive nasty behavior than for the opposite. Unfortunately, we are seeing too much of that negative shift in society. Too many examples of famous and powerful people displaying their worst behaviors and normalizing it.
Looking in the mirror is hard, especially as the years pass and a much older version of ourselves looks back. The one affirming look I had in the mirror was when in December I was told I was in stage three heart failure and needed open heart surgery to replace a heart valve. I was terrified but before surgery I looked in the mirror and promised myself I’d be back. A few months later I’m doing much better.
Great essay! I’m a fan of Black Mirror, but no binge watching as it’s too depressing. I was also a fan of Night Gallery and remember quite well the Star Trek episode you referenced. It was far easier for the crew to shift into aggressive nasty behavior than for the opposite. Unfortunately, we are seeing too much of that negative shift in society. Too many examples of famous and powerful people displaying their worst behaviors and normalizing it.
Looking in the mirror is hard, especially as the years pass and a much older version of ourselves looks back. The one affirming look I had in the mirror was when in December I was told I was in stage three heart failure and needed open heart surgery to replace a heart valve. I was terrified but before surgery I looked in the mirror and promised myself I’d be back. A few months later I’m doing much better.
Mirror Rogers looks a bit like JD Vance….
The Pope was weak.
But he wore such a puffy coat.
Unfortunately, the roguish goatee look wouldn't work for female characters...