Post B97bzvW7EPj1sty21g by roadskater@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B96ziABY9yeZuHRzjk by dangillmor@mastodon.social
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       "When Thiel, Musk, Zuckerberg and Andreessen mine science fiction for blueprints, they are not finding the only possible futures. They are selecting the futures that justify their power."https://aeon.co/essays/silicon-valley-has-a-science-fiction-problem?ref=life-in-the-21st-century.ghost.io
       
 (DIR) Post #B974f8khWzFiMeGnpY by lupus_blackfur@mastodon.world
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       @dangillmor Huh...Kinda makes one rethink the identities/existence of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, don't it...?!?🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤡🫏🖕💩🖕💩
       
 (DIR) Post #B97YXKqdflXmBeF3Jo by alpacamale@social.cologne
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       @dangillmor I like the way Alex Blechman put it a few years ago in a famous tweet:"Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus."
       
 (DIR) Post #B97bzvW7EPj1sty21g by roadskater@mastodon.social
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       @dangillmor I've seen nothing so far to indicate Thiel is interested in sf. OTOH, he does seem to be deeply invested in LOTR fantasy, with an unhealthy fixation on the darker parts thereof.
       
 (DIR) Post #B985xsnlLyVRVbAApU by samiamsam@mastodon.social
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       @dangillmor cautionary tales as blueprints for fascism