And this ubiquitous basic understanding of technological interoperability interfaces is shared with only one other franchise I'm aware of... Star wars!

In that universe, everyone from the wealthiest of aristocrats to the poorest of farmers understands what an "energy converter" is, and which of many identical-looking cables to plug in to which jack in order to receive a broadcast from the other side of the galaxy. 💕

It's just interesting how certain daily experiences tend to go completely unacknowledged in media.

(I'll resist drawing parallels to society more broadly...)

my favourite scene in #pluribus is the one where she says "HDMI"

great #nontechnical podcast by @pluralistic, "who broke the internet" (and how to fix it)

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-naked-emperor/episode/16144078-who-broke-the-internet-or-e1-dont-be-evil