@Social_Recluse2@mastodon.social
Post #4161008
2026-07-26 15:58 UTC
@benroyce@mastodon.social Now we’re living in Fahrenheit 451? How many prescient novels are we living in so far?
Replies (3)
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@BruceMirken@mas.to 2026-07-26 16:02
@Social_Recluse2@mastodon.social @benroyce@mastodon.social Well, we entered "Parable of the Sower" territory some time ago.
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@cptbutton@dice.camp 2026-07-26 16:06
@Social_Recluse2@mastodon.social @benroyce@mastodon.social More like "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge, with the scanning and shredding books, ubiquitous augmented reality, malignant AI, and looming mind control. On the other hand, "Fahrenheit 451" does have killer robot dogs, which I think are in development now...
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@marjolica@social.linux.pizza 2026-07-26 16:15
@Social_Recluse2@mastodon.social @benroyce@mastodon.social well Orwell's 1984 comes to mind. In this particular context, his Ministry of Truth. Both GenAI (esp. Grok) and Trump busy rewriting history.