The Matrix Predicted Cookie Consent

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The Matrix Predicted Cookie Consent

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Holy crap, how did I miss this? In "The Matrix," Neo literally has to accept a cookie from the Oracle before she'll talk to him. Twenty years later, we're all clicking "Accept Cookies" before websites let us in. The Wachowskis weren't making sci-fi—they were documenting our dystopian future. My mind is absolutely blown, and I've watched that movie like 47 times. Somewhere, a product manager is using this scene in their GDPR compliance slide deck.

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