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    They Live Sunglasses

    Stoolie33

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2015–2019

    YouTube

    3:39 · 1.4M views · Aug 13, 2012

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

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

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @kszxJan 2015· in “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]

      CitesView on HN
    2. @crispyambulanceOct 2018· in “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

      CitesView on HN
    3. @52-6F-62Sep 2019· in “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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