Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fiction. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook
That’s why as a (really small and unknown) sci-fi writer I want everyone to write utopia and beautiful futures instead of dark dystopia where life is a nightmare.
Because if sci-fi has any influence, make it a good one, solar punk Star Trek style or whatever. What is the point of fighting for the future if you strongly believe it will be worse than today.
That’s why as a (really small and unknown) sci-fi writer I want everyone to write utopia and beautiful futures instead of dark dystopia where life is a nightmare.
Because if sci-fi has any influence, make it a good one, solar punk Star Trek style or whatever. What is the point of fighting for the future if you strongly believe it will be worse than today.
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.