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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Cyberpunk wasn't supposed to be a prophecy. It was meant to be a warning.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So was:

1984, Brave New World, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Bladerunner) and other pk dick novels/film adaptations, , etc.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Those are all great books/stories. But they are all off the mark for the AI bubble.

The book you wanna read is John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Not according to Elmo. He sees it as his destiny