Peter CohenAug 2, 2023

“Foundation” vs “Dune”

Isaac Asimov: we’re headed for some bleak imperialist nonsense but humanity’s salvation will come from using math we haven’t discovered yet

Frank Herbert: we’re headed for some bleak imperialist nonsense but humanity’s salvation will come from tripping on drugs we haven’t discovered yet

Show threadjuanejot
@flargh Neal Stephenson (in Snow Crash, anyway): we’re headed for some bleak corporate imperialist nonsense but humanity’s salvation will come from memes we haven’t discovered yet.
Aug 2, 2023 at 11:47pmWeb
Show threadjuanejotAug 3, 2023
@flargh @davidbrin David Brin (if I may): We were headed for some bleak environmental nonsense, but humanity’s salvation (well, cause célèbre) came from first contact & the fact that we seemed anomalously not to have been Uplifted.
Then we thought about the ethics of Uplift & realized it had become a part of evolution that spanned the galaxy. We nevertheless realized that suffering, prejudice & injustice ARE to be fought, even if evolution only addresses survival.
Show threadMadisonMonkeyAug 3, 2023
@juanejot @flargh well, and pizza delivery drivers