Summary Of Nosedive Episode Of Black Mirror

In the “Nosedive” episode of Black Mirror, the director, Charlie Booker satirically presents the idea that our society continues to abuse the privilege of utilizing social media, especially, how individuals choose to display themselves on social media in comparison to reality. This idea is conveyed when Lacie was forced to ride with Susan, an individual who was rated below 2.0. Lacie was initially hesitant about this; however, she began to realize that this individual was actually a kind individual who had looked after her; in addition, Lacie also learned the reasons as to why her overall score was low. Another example of how social media is negatively impacting the society within the episode was that the individuals were not their true self to one another. Similar to the psychological term of reaction formation, in which one
Lastly, the society within “Nosedive” portrays the lack of individualism, as all the individuals attempt to conform to society and its norms. This idea is viewed throughout the episode, as all the individuals acted politely in order to obtain a higher rating, representing their socioeconomic status, in order to be treated well by others. For example, Chester had attempted to recover his overall rating after he had split up with Gordon by providing smoothies to everyone at his work even though a majority of the people supported Gordon over him, causing Chester to become desperate as the lower one’s rating is, the less respect one is given in the society. For these reasons, the primary goal for a majority of these individuals is to obtain the highest rating of their