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A more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.
I always bring up that movie and "Otherlife" when I rant about the importance of open source.
*Repoman: the musical
Repo Men: The Concept Album by Andrew Lloyd Ripper
Zydrate comes in a little glass vile
A little glass vial?
I love how this was somehow both the next line of the song AND snarkily correcting their spelling.
Lmao to be fair it was mostly to continue the song, but I did notice that XD
Wait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?