weirdly wired

  In Appreciation of Stanger Things…   I saw an end of the world kind of a movie from the 90s called ‘The Core’ and then I watched ‘Stranger Things’ season 4. I mean of course one could tell the difference between the scale of production and cinematic experience; the 90s narrative being more aspirational and this one being more realistic and relevant to current times.   So much of what I understood as a teenager was from a distance. So much of what I picked up about American culture was from Hollywood or depiction of it from TV serials. Back then there were obvious limitations to having an actual live experience of what we are watching on our television screen. But today, as an adult I can get a real sense of how much of it was made up. For instance, in this movie ‘The Core’ the role of the hacker is so blown out of proportion. I mean to show every hacker capable of hacking the US security system is just weird, isn’t it? No, every hacker isn’t the same and no, ever...