Then why is it so reflective of what is currently going on in America? It's actually a great metaphor of the arrogance and ignorance of so many corpos and their sycophants today. People are not logical.

[–] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago

I don't think it's reflective at all. I don't think it's smart enough to be saying anything intentionally. Having a braindead tech CEO who happens to be one of the richest men in the world would be a great literary space to play around in and reflect on the world if you knew that was what you were doing. The show never once demonstrates that level of self-awareness, doesn't say anything on the subject (at least in the first two episodes as I confess to having only seen the two), and we could be overly generous on the writer/director/actors intentions but that doesn't put them on the screen. The US IS not sending children into burning buildings after a plane crash to steal secrets from rival corporations/countries (without explicitly telling them that's what they're there for). America is doing a lot of dumb, crazy, and evil shit. Yes, tech bro CEO's right now have too much power and money and they're largely morons who got elevated by statistical inevitability. That doesn't mean every half baked show with a dumb CEO is intelligently written or philosophical or even has something interesting to say.

Too much credit is being given to shapes that look similar but are fundamentally not patterned artistically. The show is full of logical, character, and world building flaws that I think destroy any lenience someone could give in any one category or instance. Or maybe the production value is so high people can overlook these things, idk, that's fine too. But I maintain it's not saying anything captivating on purpose.