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29 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Decided to watch the original 1970s Westworld tonight.
Always forget how genuinely creepy Yul Brynner is in this.
Kind of fascinating that Westworld, released in 1973, uses the idea of a computer virus to explain the breakdown. The very first computer virus appeared in 1971.
Westworld was also eerily accurate in recognizing that all advanced technology will inevitably be used by creepy old men for sex.

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