Hammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agoI wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down18
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkI wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?lemmy.zipHammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoScience fiction is usually about present issues. It puts them in a different context to offer a different perspective and enable consideration.
minus-squarecholesterol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThat’s true. It’s also a way of taking contemporary trends and extending them in a slippery-slope type analysis.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThe Twilight Zone and Black Mirror have entered the chat.
Science fiction is usually about present issues. It puts them in a different context to offer a different perspective and enable consideration.
That’s true. It’s also a way of taking contemporary trends and extending them in a slippery-slope type analysis.
The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror have entered the chat.