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minus-square@Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink30•1 year agoIdiocracy 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.
minus-square@melpomenesclevage@lemm.eelinkfedilink13•edit-21 year ago‘Ministry of the future’ wasnt bad, by a typically Utopian writer. Parts of it felt plausible.
minus-square@baropithecus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year agoI haven’t read Ministry, but I’m not sure I’d call KSR a utopian. Aurora was some pretty bleak shit. (Great book though)
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.
‘Ministry of the future’ wasnt bad, by a typically Utopian writer. Parts of it felt plausible.
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)
Nah, idiocracy is weirdly eugenic drivel.