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That comes at an amazing timing. In my opinion, this time period was a golden age of science fiction. And I agree with Peter Thiel that we are currently mostly

That comes at an amazing timing. In my opinion, this time period was a golden age of science fiction. And I agree with Peter Thiel that we are currently mostly viewing the future as too negative.

JaimeThompson 6y ago
As a side a lot of us could view the future in a more positive way if people like Peter Thiel would use their immense power for good instead of just enriching themselves / helping others spy on us.
- jsemrau 6y ago
  Valid point. Yet, the 50s and 60s had, from the viewpoint of now, a more exploratory and positive outlook on the future that is worth living and investing in. Currently, all future scenarios are dystopian nightmares. In my opinion, that needs to change.
  - rangibaby 6y ago
    The first radio story is literally about Commie, oops, I meant alien, infiltrators disguising themselves in human society to destroy it from the inside
csours 6y ago
"Better Living Through Chemistry" - There was a feeling in the first half of the 20th century that man could do no wrong. Yes some chemicals may be destructive, but there's no way we could do permanent damage to something as big as the earth; yes some people may be hurt here or there, but it will be a temporary effect on the way to a bright and shining future. We may deplete some animal populations, but they'll bounce back. Things are getting better in so many ways, the ends justify the means! That bright shining feeling has been tarnished by cancer hot-spots, mutated frogs, depletion of the ozone layer, nervous system damage from ethyl lead. I grew up on science fiction and I still love it, but the easy science fiction of the 1950's looks pretty simpleminded sometimes. Note: I am not anti-chemistry or anti-science, but we do need to be careful and safe. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistr...
- CamperBob2 6y ago
  That bright shining feeling has been tarnished by cancer hot-spots, mutated frogs, depletion of the ozone layer, nervous system damage from ethyl lead. They were right, though: none of those are permanent. The Earth will survive us without difficulty.
  - csours 6y ago
    The earth doesn't care one bit, it's just a bunch of rocks, mainly. It will absolutely go on without us. We can make it really suck for ourselves to live on though.

That comes at an amazing timing. In my opinion, this time period was a golden age of science fiction. And I agree with Peter Thiel that we are currently mostly viewing the future as too negative.

JaimeThompson 6y ago

As a side a lot of us could view the future in a more positive way if people like Peter Thiel would use their immense power for good instead of just enriching themselves / helping others spy on us.

jsemrau 6y ago
Valid point. Yet, the 50s and 60s had, from the viewpoint of now, a more exploratory and positive outlook on the future that is worth living and investing in. Currently, all future scenarios are dystopian nightmares. In my opinion, that needs to change.
- rangibaby 6y ago
  The first radio story is literally about Commie, oops, I meant alien, infiltrators disguising themselves in human society to destroy it from the inside

csours 6y ago

"Better Living Through Chemistry" - There was a feeling in the first half of the 20th century that man could do no wrong. Yes some chemicals may be destructive, but there's no way we could do permanent damage to something as big as the earth; yes some people may be hurt here or there, but it will be a temporary effect on the way to a bright and shining future. We may deplete some animal populations, but they'll bounce back. Things are getting better in so many ways, the ends justify the means! That bright shining feeling has been tarnished by cancer hot-spots, mutated frogs, depletion of the ozone layer, nervous system damage from ethyl lead. I grew up on science fiction and I still love it, but the easy science fiction of the 1950's looks pretty simpleminded sometimes. Note: I am not anti-chemistry or anti-science, but we do need to be careful and safe. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistr...

CamperBob2 6y ago
That bright shining feeling has been tarnished by cancer hot-spots, mutated frogs, depletion of the ozone layer, nervous system damage from ethyl lead. They were right, though: none of those are permanent. The Earth will survive us without difficulty.
- csours 6y ago
  The earth doesn't care one bit, it's just a bunch of rocks, mainly. It will absolutely go on without us. We can make it really suck for ourselves to live on though.