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I read my son a fantasy book featuring lots of magic. I was a little surprised at how he didn't bat an eye at any of the magic. Halfway through I realized the f

by ip26 5y ago

I read my son a fantasy book featuring lots of magic. I was a little surprised at how he didn't bat an eye at any of the magic. Halfway through I realized the fantastical crystal ball the characters were using is not fantastical to my son at all- he makes video calls on a tablet every day.

flyinghamster 5y ago
It also brings to mind the palantír in The Lord of the Rings and Gandalf's advice that it's perilous to use devices of a deeper art than you know. Tolkien could have just as easily be writing about today's internet and its disinformation epidemic.