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Why is satire so much better at predicting our dumb reality than sci-fi? This is definitely the darkest timeline.
by labster 5y ago
Why is satire so much better at predicting our dumb reality than sci-fi? This is definitely the darkest timeline.
- a9h74j 5y agoGPT-3 says: In mathematics, there is a search for a satire-to-satire mapping function with the longest cycle length. These are called N-quines.
- Ygg2 5y agoBecause rational people like to think people are rational. Rational people then go on and write their great sci fi works. People writing satire know people are irrational. Otherwise they wouldn't be writing satire, would they? To quote George Carlin: Take an average idiot on the street, then realize half of people are dumber than them.