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.

Lugh@futurology.today · 11 months ago

Serinus@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

The dystopian novels serve a purpose too, usually of what to avoid.

Skunk@jlai.lu · edit-2 11 months ago

In theory yes, much like History.

But then one day you have people thinking “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a user manual.

CanadaPlus@futurology.today · 11 months ago

Oh god, has that happened? I’ve mostly just seen continued growth of the ideas that inspired it.

Skunk@jlai.lu · 11 months ago

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.

CanadaPlus@futurology.today · edit-2 11 months ago

Ah, okay. Shits crazy out here, but there’s nobody in the West suggesting fertility slaves or abolishing female literacy.