Charlie Brooker

it you realize then that you've got a story that is actually commenting on on lots of things the health care health care and um health care just general cost of living and the fairness of health care right like we we all know we we come up with these amazing cures or there's medicine out there but only for those that can afford it so Yeah, I obviously have a slightly different perspective.

it you realize then that you've got a story that is actually commenting on on lots of things the health care health care and um health care just general cost of living and the fairness of health care right like we we all know we we come up with these amazing cures or there's medicine out there but only for those that can afford it so Yeah, I obviously have a slightly different perspective.

it you realize then that you've got a story that is actually commenting on on lots of things the health care health care and um health care just general cost of living and the fairness of health care right like we we all know we we come up with these amazing cures or there's medicine out there but only for those that can afford it so Yeah, I obviously have a slightly different perspective.

I'm in the UK and I can't imagine. So I have, you know, we have the NHS here, which is free at the point of use, all of that. So Breaking Bad wouldn't have really worked here as a show. Like if you said it in the UK, because Walter White would go and get treatment. Now the NHS has all sorts of faults, but you would go and get... life-saving treatment very quickly.

I'm in the UK and I can't imagine. So I have, you know, we have the NHS here, which is free at the point of use, all of that. So Breaking Bad wouldn't have really worked here as a show. Like if you said it in the UK, because Walter White would go and get treatment. Now the NHS has all sorts of faults, but you would go and get... life-saving treatment very quickly.

I'm in the UK and I can't imagine. So I have, you know, we have the NHS here, which is free at the point of use, all of that. So Breaking Bad wouldn't have really worked here as a show. Like if you said it in the UK, because Walter White would go and get treatment. Now the NHS has all sorts of faults, but you would go and get... life-saving treatment very quickly.

Um, and you wouldn't be bankrupted for that here. So, um, so, so, um, so, so sometimes you, you realize, oh, I'm commenting on that. I didn't, I didn't realize when I, when I walked into this sort of room narratively, I didn't realize that it was also full of all of this stuff. And so you kind of realize you're in quite a rich, um, environment in a way.

Um, and you wouldn't be bankrupted for that here. So, um, so, so, um, so, so sometimes you, you realize, oh, I'm commenting on that. I didn't, I didn't realize when I, when I walked into this sort of room narratively, I didn't realize that it was also full of all of this stuff. And so you kind of realize you're in quite a rich, um, environment in a way.

Um, and you wouldn't be bankrupted for that here. So, um, so, so, um, so, so sometimes you, you realize, oh, I'm commenting on that. I didn't, I didn't realize when I, when I walked into this sort of room narratively, I didn't realize that it was also full of all of this stuff. And so you kind of realize you're in quite a rich, um, environment in a way.

So, so you can, and you can comment on lots of things. And also that episode is, am I allowed to, what, what's the language like on this web, on this podcast? We don't, we don't. Well, it's not, it's not a massively offensive word. Have you heard the word in shitification? In shitification. I have heard that. Yeah.

So, so you can, and you can comment on lots of things. And also that episode is, am I allowed to, what, what's the language like on this web, on this podcast? We don't, we don't. Well, it's not, it's not a massively offensive word. Have you heard the word in shitification? In shitification. I have heard that. Yeah.

So, so you can, and you can comment on lots of things. And also that episode is, am I allowed to, what, what's the language like on this web, on this podcast? We don't, we don't. Well, it's not, it's not a massively offensive word. Have you heard the word in shitification? In shitification. I have heard that. Yeah.

So that's, it's not my friend, Corey Doctorow, who's this writer who coined this phrase in shitification. And I was thinking also of that, which is the process by which platforms or services, the experience for the user degrades over time because the company has to make a profit. It's the story of everything.

So that's, it's not my friend, Corey Doctorow, who's this writer who coined this phrase in shitification. And I was thinking also of that, which is the process by which platforms or services, the experience for the user degrades over time because the company has to make a profit. It's the story of everything.

So that's, it's not my friend, Corey Doctorow, who's this writer who coined this phrase in shitification. And I was thinking also of that, which is the process by which platforms or services, the experience for the user degrades over time because the company has to make a profit. It's the story of everything.

Yeah. Kind of and well, and kind of sort of everything, sort of everything. And it's hard to leave. As a user, it's hard to leave. So actually, it's a bit like because you remember this. You're right, because you also remember when it was good. Yeah. It's like being trapped in a loveless marriage. It's sort of like it's like you're trapped in this. You entered into it. It was fun.

Yeah. Kind of and well, and kind of sort of everything, sort of everything. And it's hard to leave. As a user, it's hard to leave. So actually, it's a bit like because you remember this. You're right, because you also remember when it was good. Yeah. It's like being trapped in a loveless marriage. It's sort of like it's like you're trapped in this. You entered into it. It was fun.

Yeah. Kind of and well, and kind of sort of everything, sort of everything. And it's hard to leave. As a user, it's hard to leave. So actually, it's a bit like because you remember this. You're right, because you also remember when it was good. Yeah. It's like being trapped in a loveless marriage. It's sort of like it's like you're trapped in this. You entered into it. It was fun.

I don't know what you're talking about. My wife doesn't know what I'm talking about. No, but as a metaphor, it's like a... Not what you thought you were getting into at the start, and you can't see... social media, all sorts of platform. You can't see a way you're addicted to it now as well. Or smoking, smoking as well. It's like, no, it's bad. Yeah. No, it's bad. And it's, it's more ish.

I don't know what you're talking about. My wife doesn't know what I'm talking about. No, but as a metaphor, it's like a... Not what you thought you were getting into at the start, and you can't see... social media, all sorts of platform. You can't see a way you're addicted to it now as well. Or smoking, smoking as well. It's like, no, it's bad. Yeah. No, it's bad. And it's, it's more ish.