“Births for babies could not be scheduled, they came unexpectedly,” she says. “Mothers had to carry the child in them for almost a year, and then expel them painfully. If that did not work, doctors would remove them surgically. You had to feed the baby from your own body and had to put the child to sleep.”
Now you can detect smart crib automatically when your child cries and do it on his own. When I saw the Snoo in action, I remembered it when I put it to the test with my daughter. At the time, I was struck by how much confidence I put in a machine. It felt like I was handing over my newborn child to our new god technology. My daughter never found the Snoo soothing, so we gave it up after a few weeks. But for Almada and many other parents, it’s a miracle: ‘It was tireless and it did right every time. She was the perfect mother. And she was everywhere. ‘
More of a sound poem than a traditional narrative documentary, Users does not have many answers. Instead, Almada is more interested in raising our awareness of modern life. She presents images of a raging ocean, a reminder of where we all come from. Not long after, we see a water purification plant that cleans sewage so we can have potable water. Later we see how a mother breastfeeds her child – one of the most natural and purest deeds that people are capable of, but one that is still made possible by the benefits of modern medicine and sanitation.
As a parent, it’s nice to see more art that reflects my concern about how my child is affected by technology. ‘She’s in the satellites orbiting in space. In the web of fiber optic cables that revolve around the earth. Everyone but out of sight, ‘Almada says early in the film, describing her anxiety about the technological’ mother ‘who oversees the lives of her children. “She and I are in a fight over the love of my children. Will they love her more, will they love her perfection more than my imperfection? ‘