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DavidG_WI

(245 posts)

8. Nah

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 04:04 PM

Sep 2014

If we've learned anything from history it's that if a new technology can be used to exploit other people, it will be used as such. With the surveillance state alive and well with many people active and willing participants dystopia is all there is without fundamentally changing humanity as a whole.

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Say Goodbye to dystopia [View all] littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 OP

I like this idea! cilla4progress Sep 2014 #1

Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #2

Thanks for posting this! Admittedly, it's hard to remain optimistic in light of the dangers..... LongTomH Sep 2014 #3

Thanks for your reply. I hope you are right. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

I posted a related article in the writing group. hunter Sep 2014 #5

There's a Facebook page for Project Hieroglyph LongTomH Sep 2014 #6

Say goodbye to it in fiction FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #7

Nah DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #8