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Gattaca was specifically about genetic testing. Saying that's analogous to checking credit ratings is moving the goalposts. The government doesn't force or enc

• gambler 11y ago
  "Moving the goalposts" implies that I established some criteria and than changed it. I did no such thing. >Gattaca was specifically about genetic testing. If that's how you read/watch science fiction, you're wasting your time. Gattaca and Brave New World are dystopian stories. Dystopias are not meant to precisely predict the future. They are mean to show how the future will look like if certain conditions are met. The overall reasoning matters far more than specifics. The overall reasoning in Gattaca looks solid. And we're nowhere near the level of genetic testing/engineering technology shown in the movie. But we're getting there. >Government involvement in the entire population taking such drugs is a crucial and explicit element of the BNW dystopia. Where was this government involvement described? http://www.huxley.net/soma/somaquote.html http://www.huxley.net/soma/somaquote.html I don't recall the book explicitly speaking about government involvement with Soma at all, aside from the implication that government approved of it. FDA approves all the anti-depressants and painkillers as well. So?