it’s always been a curious fact to me that the most successful science fiction
that the most successful science fiction
that the most successful science fiction storytelling involves a completely
storytelling involves a completely
storytelling involves a completely dystopic scenarios or finales and all
dystopic scenarios or finales and all
dystopic scenarios or finales and all essentially all of them now maybe at the
essentially all of them now maybe at the
essentially all of them now maybe at the end they give you some glimmer of hope
end they give you some glimmer of hope
end they give you some glimmer of hope but something bad really happened during
but something bad really happened during
but something bad really happened during the story and I have mixed feelings
the story and I have mixed feelings
the story and I have mixed feelings about this in the following way I think
about this in the following way I think
about this in the following way I think essentially every dystopic projection of
essentially every dystopic projection of
essentially every dystopic projection of the way technology takes us because it’s
the way technology takes us because it’s
the way technology takes us because it’s always technology gone bad always if
always technology gone bad always if
always technology gone bad always if it’s a science fiction film so-so
it’s a science fiction film so-so
it’s a science fiction film so-so I have never seen technology go as bad
I have never seen technology go as bad
I have never seen technology go as bad as has been projected for it in the
as has been projected for it in the
as has been projected for it in the science fiction stories maybe it hasn’t
science fiction stories maybe it hasn’t
science fiction stories maybe it hasn’t gone that bad because the very story
gone that bad because the very story
gone that bad because the very story that describes how bad it goes is what
that describes how bad it goes is what
that describes how bad it goes is what alerts us to that possibility and then
alerts us to that possibility and then
alerts us to that possibility and then we prevent it in the first place
we prevent it in the first place
we prevent it in the first place I will allow that possibility all right
I will allow that possibility all right
I will allow that possibility all right I think what’s more likely is that
I think what’s more likely is that
I think what’s more likely is that people take a new technology and then
people take a new technology and then
people take a new technology and then they project it forward without any
they project it forward without any
they project it forward without any checks and balances in between the birth
checks and balances in between the birth
checks and balances in between the birth of the technology and the complete
of the technology and the complete
of the technology and the complete dystopic expression of that technology
dystopic expression of that technology
dystopic expression of that technology they’re forgetting that in between
they’re forgetting that in between
they’re forgetting that in between people are making other decisions
people are making other decisions
people are making other decisions oh no let’s not have it continue this
oh no let’s not have it continue this
oh no let’s not have it continue this way because that’s dangerous let’s
way because that’s dangerous let’s
way because that’s dangerous let’s continue it this way we make these
continue it this way we make these
continue it this way we make these mid-course Corrections all the time all
mid-course Corrections all the time all
mid-course Corrections all the time all the time if you did this back in the
the time if you did this back in the
the time if you did this back in the dawn of spaceflight you’d think half of
dawn of spaceflight you’d think half of
dawn of spaceflight you’d think half of anyone who got in a plane would die any
anyone who got in a plane would die any
anyone who got in a plane would die any time it took off no we may plane safer
time it took off no we may plane safer
time it took off no we may plane safer we made safer planes if you were at the
we made safer planes if you were at the
we made safer planes if you were at the beginning of the dawn of the nuclear era
beginning of the dawn of the nuclear era
beginning of the dawn of the nuclear era you’d say little whole world is gonna
you’d say little whole world is gonna
you’d say little whole world is gonna end in a nuclear explosion okay so we
end in a nuclear explosion okay so we
end in a nuclear explosion okay so we need wise leaders and wise international
need wise leaders and wise international
need wise leaders and wise international agreements and you say no that’s not
agreements and you say no that’s not
agreements and you say no that’s not gonna happen
gonna happen
gonna happen if we do use nuclear powers for energy
if we do use nuclear powers for energy
if we do use nuclear powers for energy and not for war all right so yes you
and not for war all right so yes you
and not for war all right so yes you need some wise some wise shepherding of
need some wise some wise shepherding of
need some wise some wise shepherding of Technology as you go along but often
Technology as you go along but often
Technology as you go along but often the storytelling ignores the mid-course
the storytelling ignores the mid-course
the storytelling ignores the mid-course Corrections that we put into place all
Corrections that we put into place all
Corrections that we put into place all the time and so I’m believe it or not I
the time and so I’m believe it or not I
the time and so I’m believe it or not I have confidence enough confidence in our
have confidence enough confidence in our
have confidence enough confidence in our species to think that we will never
species to think that we will never
species to think that we will never allow society to crumble in all the ways
allow society to crumble in all the ways
allow society to crumble in all the ways that science fiction dystopic
that science fiction dystopic
that science fiction dystopic storytellers make it happen
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