Good sci fi isn't just about technolgy, but about making you question how we live, and especially what choices we make and which ones are being made for us.
This blog examines the modern world through the lens of Thoreau's famous experiment at Walden Pond to live an intentional life while navigating the challenges of modern technology and society. Pwned is a gaming term that is a corruption of the word "owned." To pwn someone or something is to dominate it. Walden Pwned is a collection of my writings and reflections on the tension between technology and society, and how we use technology or are used by it.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Sci Fi isn't all Technology
I thought this NPR list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books was really interesting. So often when we talk about the future we focus on how technology is changing everything. It's app this, and 3-D printer that. The reality is good sci fi is more about how change impacts society, and the tensions that change creates.
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future,
sci fi,
science fiction
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