Here comes the Black Mirror episode with the bikes and ads.
This episode is as far as I got. Which isn’t very far. It just hit way too close.
You don’t need to watch them in order. Most stand alone. Some are even positive. San Junipero and Hang the DJ come to mind.
The order isn’t the issue. I’m rolling the dice on emotional damage with each episode. I recognize from what little I saw (I think that was the second episode?) that it was exceptionally well done. It’s also not for me. That’s okay.
You’re all good, don’t mistake me for trying to be pushy. I totally get you, sometimes you just gotta pass, not all media is for everyone. Sometimes it just hits too hard. Midsommar was like that for me.
People in the future: “Who could have seen it coming?”
It’s not just Maryland, it’s the entire PJM area.
It’s lots of places. Yet it was somehow a partisan issue in local elections, with the parties blaming the other for the cost increases. It was enough to make me want to pull out what was left of my hair.
https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/
State November 2025 Average Residential Rate Maryland 19.87¢ per kWh California 31.58¢ per kWh It could be worse, Maryland.
Lots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
Could also be much better. If we built more nuclear plants decades ago electricity would be much cheaper and data centers would be way less of a concern.
Now compare average wages between California and Maryland.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state
State Median Income, One Person Household, 2023 Maryland $52,519 California $50,251
