The ethics of the severance procedure come up again in Episode 2, when Mark and a date (set up by his sister) come across some protestors who believe that severance is used to support damaging children’s brains. The concept itself is a fascinating one to navigate, as the employees are essentially creating a new sentient consciousness to do the work for them, in a way. What we know from Petey is that the procedure is reversible, with side effects. : Forgive me for the harm I have caused this world.All I can be is sorry, and that is all that I am. I am thankful to have been caught, my fall cut short by those with wizened hands. None may atone for my actions but me, and only in me shall their stain move on. The break room is the place for punitive, nearly-religious confession, with Milchick as the calm, merciless priest.įorgive me for the harm I have caused this world. Petey’s recording of Mark’s time in the break room suggests an old-fashioned way of speaking, passed down from the 1800s, when Lumon began. Eagan casts a very Orwellian type of shadow. It’s hard to know what that means, even as Helly figures it out, but that's probably the point. The numbers are scary, and they must be cleaned. The work of the Macrodata Department is very ambiguous. It’s unclear what Lumon does, though it seems to cover a wide scope of services.
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