LughM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 6 months agoToday’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American sci-fi. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook.www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down18
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkToday’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American sci-fi. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook.www.scientificamerican.comLughM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-square@Serinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoThe dystopian novels serve a purpose too, usually of what to avoid.
minus-square@SkunklinkEnglish2•edit-26 months agoIn theory yes, much like History. But then one day you have people thinking “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a user manual.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoOh god, has that happened? I’ve mostly just seen continued growth of the ideas that inspired it.
minus-square@SkunklinkEnglish1•6 months agoNo, not yet ? I don’t think so but I stopped reading bad news to live in my own lemmy wholesome bubble made of food, sci-fi and cats.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-26 months agoAh, okay. Shits crazy out here, but there’s nobody in the West suggesting fertility slaves or abolishing female literacy.
The dystopian novels serve a purpose too, usually of what to avoid.
In theory yes, much like History.
But then one day you have people thinking “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a user manual.
Oh god, has that happened? I’ve mostly just seen continued growth of the ideas that inspired it.
No, not yet ? I don’t think so but I stopped reading bad news to live in my own lemmy wholesome bubble made of food, sci-fi and cats.
Ah, okay. Shits crazy out here, but there’s nobody in the West suggesting fertility slaves or abolishing female literacy.