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They Live Sunglasses

Name: They Live Sunglasses
Description: A short clip from John Carpenter's They Live showing how the special sunglasses reveal hidden messages behind ads and media.

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2015–2019, never outright recommended score 0

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HN links it as a pop-culture reference for adblock-like glasses and filtering advertising out of the real world.

A short clip from John Carpenter's They Live showing how the special sunglasses reveal hidden messages behind ads and media.

“Here you can see how the "sunglasses" work” (HN, 2015)

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@kszx Jan 2015 Cites it

on HN thread An experimental real world adblock

Found it: "They Live" by John Carpenter. The idea is a bit different though. "Nada discovers the sunglasses are special. After putting on a pair, he sees the world in black and white and discovers it is not what it seems. Media and advertising hide constant subliminal totalitarian commands to obey and conform." ( [link] ) Here you can see how the "sunglasses" work: [this video] [Added additional information]

Scene showing how the sunglasses in They Live work.

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@crispyambulance Oct 2018 Cites it

on HN thread IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You

Pretty damn cool. Sort of reminds me of the sunglasses from the 1988 John Carpenter film: "They Live". [this video]

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@52-6F-62 Sep 2019 Makes a joke

on HN thread Ad.watch – Breaking open Facebook's machine of political persuasion

It's not different, and advertising has been a focus of many since the 80's. Ever seen they live? [this video] [link] [link]

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