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S1 E12: Chieve 2.0

S1 E12: Chieve 2.0

FromThe Rez


S1 E12: Chieve 2.0

FromThe Rez

ratings:
Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Preen is dropping places fast on the Cheive 2.0 leaderboard as Chieve-inflation is totally  out of control. EL-ON encourages Preen to try picking up litter—on a bicycle for massive extra points—which ends hilariously badly. Preen just doesn’t buy the whole new Chieve system—20,000 Cheives for recycling 3 bottles just doesn’t seem right. Sav thinks he’s just being selfish and a sore loser and they have a huge falling out. Preen tries to find some comfort in talking with JEF and JEF tries to take advantage of the situation to get Preen to reboot it to full power. Meanwhile, Sav tries to make sure EL-ON really is acting in everyone’s best interest, which ends in an awkward laughing fit. The Rez is a production of Rezilience LTD, in partnership with Gen-Z Media and PRX. For more visit http://jointherez.com or http://gzmshows.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Oct 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (28)

The Rez is set in a distant future in which an AI called JEF orchestrates and caters for all human wants, fulfilment is gained through conspicuous consumption, and personal worth is measured by social media attention and the latest instant ‘body mods’.Our two main characters Preen (a shallow influencer grappling with a knock to his status) and Sav (a nerdy outcast who misses her Gran and struggles to communicate her feelings), stumble upon an ancient phone that has been hacked to allow communication with young people in the past (‘Pastlings’, the kids of the 2020s).Similar to experiences of social distancing during lockdown, Preen and Sav use the phone to ask the Pastlings for help and advice as they struggle to figure out what ‘kindness’ is, how it can help them fix their world, how to escape JEF’s drones, and how to recognise value in things done for their own sake as opposed to things easily counted by algorithms. In each episode they meet a new character, have a new adventure, and subtly engage with a new pro-social/kindness/resiliency message.The Rez is a production of Rezilience LTD, in partnership with Gen-Z Media. For more visit http://jointherez.com or http://gzmshows.com.