Robocop knew what capitalism wanted
🤖🏢 In 1987, Paul Verhoeven made a film about a robot cop. Or rather -- about the machine a corporation actually wanted, and the dead man it settled for when that machine misfired. Yes, RoboCop is violent, funny, and one of the most quietly furious films ever made about what capitalism wants from us. But the real question is the one it leaves you with: what happens when the dream is a world with no workers in it -- and you're a worker? Subscribe to phil0bot here / @phil0bot-notai And check out our Patreon here / phil0bot ➡️ What's in this video: 00:00 The R-rated section. 03:28 The story so far. 09:09 The Dream Machine. 20:57 American Jesus? 27:00 What's you name, son? 31:27 The Boardroom won. 33:54 You have 20 seconds to comply!
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