I wonder about that Guardian article about blaming science fiction because some billionaires shitheads take exactly the wrong lessons from it.
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I wonder about that Guardian article about blaming science fiction because some billionaires shitheads take exactly the wrong lessons from it. Would the media outlet devote as much time to those who misuse the Bible in like fashion?
I mean, the list would be much, much, much, much, much, much longer...
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I wonder about that Guardian article about blaming science fiction because some billionaires shitheads take exactly the wrong lessons from it. Would the media outlet devote as much time to those who misuse the Bible in like fashion?
I mean, the list would be much, much, much, much, much, much longer...
@lilithsaintcrow Bible, no. Any other religious text, absolutely.
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I wonder about that Guardian article about blaming science fiction because some billionaires shitheads take exactly the wrong lessons from it. Would the media outlet devote as much time to those who misuse the Bible in like fashion?
I mean, the list would be much, much, much, much, much, much longer...
@lilithsaintcrow (Sits up) What Guardian article? Did they by any chance finally get around to reading my Torment Nexus rant—and presumably misunderstanding it?
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@lilithsaintcrow (Sits up) What Guardian article? Did they by any chance finally get around to reading my Torment Nexus rant—and presumably misunderstanding it?
This one?
The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?
Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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This one?
The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?
Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
@davidtheeviloverlord @lilithsaintcrow Thanks, hadn't seen it. This Freedman dude seems to have all-but-plagiarized my talk and Scientific American op-ed from 2023:
Original talk from Next Frontiers Applied Fiction Day:
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/11/dont-create-the-torment-nexus.htmland SciAm condensed version:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tech-billionaires-need-to-stop-trying-to-make-the-science-fiction-they-grew-up-on-real/
