![]() Despite this, “Serial Experiments Lain” isn’t focused on showcasing technological concepts. Modern technology has already proven capable of creating similar platforms like Second Life, VR Chat and Horizon Worlds. However, it’s far more advanced in its ability to allow users to display their digital avatars within virtual spaces. The Wired resembles the internet of 1998 with its simple abilities to access informative websites and communicate through email. Nearly every major conflict in “Serial Experiments Lain” revolves around the advancing capabilities of the Wired and how they affect different characters. It makes the show’s professed modern setting seem much more accurate to a 21st-century audience. However, the internet’s transformation of social interaction mirrors the Wired in numerous ways. ![]() ![]() Although the events of “Serial Experiments Lain” often seem like pure science fiction, nearly every episode begins with a disembodied voice that states, “present day, present time.” When the series first aired in 1998, this statement seemed contradictory next to the show’s frequent use of sci-fi themes and technology.
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