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I don't get it. If it he can do this, why can't someone else do the same thing? Why can't people register _that_ part of the story? Anyone who has ever seen th
by cm127 13y ago
I don't get it. If it he can do this, why can't someone else do the same thing? Why can't people register _that_ part of the story?
Anyone who has ever seen the show 24 can see that for every amazing tool we have to spy on Americans, there is some double-spy working within the agency using the very same tool against the government's own interest. This is exactly what is happening.
We built something we can't control. That's the story.
- avdempsey 13y agoJurassic Park (1993) John Hammond: When we have control again... Dr. Ellie Sattler: You never had control, that's the illusion! I was overwhelmed by the power of this place. But I made a mistake, too, I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. The only thing that matters now are the people we love. Alan and Lex and Tim. John, they're out there where people are dying.
- ramchip 13y agoProof by fictional evidence? ;)
- dredmorbius 13y agoThere are plenty of real-world examples of moles and double-agents as well. Fiction can often be a useful tool to distill the essence of an argument and/or present it in a recognizable or popular dress. Something Eric Arthur Blair demonstrated ably in his famous novel 1948. Excuse me, George Orwell, 1984.