Almost a year ago, I was described in the FT as "a Cassandra with a wry grin and twinkling eye", and was entertained because Cassandra (famously) was right.
It's actually not fun, though, to watch the world do things you've been warning against:
https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2026/04/the-silent-coup
@emilymbender I think an awful lot of us have become Cassandra lately...
You'd think the tale would serve as a warning to people. It wasn't just that people simply didn't believe her. They were *MADE* not to believe her... And the result was positively horrendous. Just as we're fast careening to in the real world today.
The answer is, as always, for people just to utilize their own brains on their own and apply critical thinking. Why *couldn't* a kingdom be attacked by others?
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)
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