Emeritus Prof Christopher May@tomgauld - between #scifi & #bigtech, something has been lost in translation.
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voronoi potatoMaybe we could write books about cool tech ideas that are hard to capitalize on, or in the story are used as a tool for liberation from capital so they are afraid to build it. I'm not holding my breath though
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Kim Stanley Robinson is pretty good on the clash between these two tendencies (as part of his sci-fi).... and if you want something more analytical, Lewis Mumford wrote some interesting stuff on how any technology may be used for either (or both) democratic & authoritarian purposes
Chris Boese@ChrisMayLA6 @Vopo @bookstodon Ooh, you just hit two of my key touchstones! Robinson and Mumford. I also got a lot from Langdon Winner (he turned me on to Mumford)
Intention web design@ChrisMayLA6 @Vopo @bookstodon For sure - just read Red Mars and was thinking "oh no, this is what a certain someone is planning for Mars" 🤦♂️
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But across the trilogy, I think KSR offers some hope for forms of resistance to corporate tyranny!
Jon Sparks@ChrisMayLA6 @intentionwebdesign @Vopo @bookstodon I was about to say the same. It's certainly not a walkover for capitalism.