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minus-square@Skunk@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglish2•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@CanadaPluslinkEnglish1•6 months agoOh god, has that happened? I’ve mostly just seen continued growth of the ideas that inspired it.
minus-square@Skunk@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglish1•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@CanadaPluslinkEnglish3•edit-26 months agoAh, okay. Shits crazy out here, but there’s nobody in the West suggesting fertility slaves or abolishing female literacy.
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.