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> That means knowing what subjects and concepts you can commit to memory with a gifted efficiency!! Imagine the sorting hat coming to you and picking you out to

> That means knowing what subjects and concepts you can commit to memory with a gifted efficiency!! Imagine the sorting hat coming to you and picking you out to join the guild of X or Y! You are describing Isaac Asimov’s novel “Profession”.

bluefirebrand 4y ago
I was thinking this sounded a bit like Gattaca myself (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca) Except measuring brainwaves instead of genetics.
poszlem 4y ago
We absolutely go in the direction of the SF dystopias. Another great example is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes_inferior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes_inferior from 1982.
- int_19h 4y ago
  "Profession" is not quite a dystopia, though, considering the ending.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
  That seems to be a very interesting author. Sadly no english translations of his works seem to exist? Kurva!