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I wish there was a more mainstream 'Prometheanism' in the West. It often seems science and technology is only ever brought up to be demonised due to perceived
by alexgmcm 7y ago
I wish there was a more mainstream 'Prometheanism' in the West.
It often seems science and technology is only ever brought up to be demonised due to perceived danger (look at most articles on AI) or high cost (look at articles about CERN, ITER, NASA etc.)
Although there is some pro-science/tech sentiment in Silicon Valley in the West it often just seems to extend as far as the next quick buck - I mean is a new mobile app or social media network really pushing the boundaries of human knowledge/capability?
- logicchains 7y ago>Although there is some pro-science/tech sentiment in Silicon Valley in the West it often just seems to extend as far as the next quick buck - I mean is a new mobile app or social media network really pushing the boundaries of human knowledge/capability? SpaceX?
- mark_l_watson 7y agoI agree. I had not thought about it before, but the Chinese sci-fi really does champion hyper advances in technology. It is difficult to find “technology gone wrong” themes in their sci-fi.