# They Live

DevFeed: [They Live](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/they-live-1865.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/they-live/>)

Published: 2015-01-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [spaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spaces.md>)

Tags: [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

The article uses the film They Live as a metaphor for ideology, class consciousness, and the difficulty of recognizing and resisting control in online social spaces. It also reflects on the inaccessibility and risks of privacy-enhancing technology.

## Source excerpt

Winter Break Of Code, Day Fifteen The 1988 film They Live is one of the last great masterpieces to come out of the Hollywood left. In the film, a drifter named John Nada discovers a box of sunglasses that, when worn, allows the wearer to really see the world around him. For instance, when wearing the glasses, simple advertisements for consumer products are revealed as something other than what they appear. Read more...