nosedive is a review of black mirror
the songdynasty history zizhi tongjian comprehensive mirror in aid of governance by sima guang is so titled because mirror  jin is used metaphorically in chinese to refer to gaining insight by reflecting on past experience or history
  because of its contrast and clarity black ink on white paper continued to be the standard for printing books newspapers and documents and for the same reason black text on a white background is the most common format used on computer screens