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Common People
Season 7 Episode 1
Overall Progress: 50%
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When a schoolteacher faces a medical emergency, her husband enrolls her in 'Rivermind,' a high-tech life-support system that vocalizes advertisements in her head.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- 🔹❌Subscription-based healthcare
- 🤖❌In-brain advertising
- 🔹❌Economic stratification of survival
How Close Are We?
The 'subscription economy' has infiltrated every aspect of life, from heated car seats to essential software. In 2024, the concept of "neuromarketing" and BCI-driven ads is an active area of research. While direct "life-support ads" aren't a product, the monetization of medical data and the rise of tiered healthcare systems in the US mirror the episode's dark economic reality.