It didn't take big brother. People willingly lap it up.
The ecosystem that works together turned into an inescapable dragnet.
That's the cost of letting the giants grow so big.
But when a Lucury&Socialization brand comes and promises to make your life Better for the low price of your excess brainwaves… lovely! Sign me up for soma that.
Examining science fiction through the lens of prediction is so reductive and flattens the whole experience of reading, in my view.
Agreed, but I fear we get the best from both worlds.