This is significant in today’s society, where the internet has spread beyond our wildest dreams: a report produced by Hootsuite and We Are Social in 2020 showed that more than four billion people around the world now use social media and the internet each month, meaning over half of the planet’s population.Īnd yet, have we all transcended reality and left behind this mortal coil? Not quite. Yet, the core philosophical question that the series asks is quite simple: can the internet become another form of existence? Eiri Masami and the Knights certainly believe so, creating Lain as a godlike figure designed to transcend the physical form.Īt the end of the series, Lain rejects her role as the ‘God of the Wired,’ arguing that the internet can only ever be an ‘upper layer of reality,’ not a replacement for it.
‘And you don’t seem to understand,’ the opening song by Duvet appears to taunt at the start of each episode. The way that the 1998 TV series predicted the future of the internet and of technology more generally has been discussed before, but remains one of the key reasons why you should watch Serial Experiments Lain.įirst of all, Serial Experiments Lain has a reputation for being quite confusing. Despite all the things that have changed since then, despite all the technological advancements we have made, it still remains absolutely essential and eerily prescient. It’s hard to believe that Serial Experiments Lain was released more than 20 years ago.
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