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The future is a branching path (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/memes

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Idiocracy sadly was the only futuristic story to get it right. Wall-ee probably a pretty safe bet too. At this point, any "blue future" sci-fi writers still out there are disillusioned dreamers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

'Ministry of the future' wasnt bad, by a typically Utopian writer. Parts of it felt plausible.

[–] baropithecus 1 points 8 months ago

I haven't read Ministry, but I'm not sure I'd call KSR a utopian. Aurora was some pretty bleak shit. (Great book though)

[–] Belastend 1 points 8 months ago

Nah, idiocracy is weirdly eugenic drivel.