If superheroes had Push Notifications turned on, they would never get a moments rest.
Some heroes do have the equivalent of push notifications via “emergency notification” signalling devices that can be used in times of need. The only ones I can think of are:
- Batman (via Bat signal and the Hotline in the Commissioners office)
- Superman (via that silly watch he gave to Jimmy Olsen)
- The JLA (via the JLA signal devices)
- Fantastic Four (via the FF Flare gun)
- Atom Ant (via his mainframe computer)
I am sure there are more than these in comic world.
Push notifications are the annoying little voices that you let into your life via your smartphone.
Most apps these days will politely request if they can send you notifications.
They ask so nicely, that you think “Sure, why not?” and hit OK.
THEN they start their devious work.
They remind you about upgrades. They tell you what friends are doing. They let you know if you are popular enough to have recieved a tag or a message. And they NAG.
That is really what they are doing. It is electronic nagging and you get used to it.
I believe this is only the first step in preparing humans to accept robot wives or husbands in the future. Bythe time they exist, we will already have been conditioned to do what they say. Of course, WE will think that we are the ones incontrol.
This will not be the thruth however, and when the machines finally take over, we won’t even notice….