Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 年前Today’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-square13linkfedilinkarrow-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.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 年前message-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前The dystopian novels serve a purpose too, usually of what to avoid.
minus-squareSkunklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前In theory yes, much like History. But then one day you have people thinking “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a user manual.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Oh god, has that happened? I’ve mostly just seen continued growth of the ideas that inspired it.
minus-squareSkunklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前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.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 年前Ah, 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.