Subj : Vulcan's Hammer, by PKD
To   : Pablo Gener
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Jul 24 2024 09:59 pm

Hello Pablo Gener!

PG> The first three you mentioned, I've already read. I'd add
PG> to taht list: *) Fahrenheit 451 *) Brave New World *)
PG> (maybe...) A Clockwork Orange

I've read those 3 and have seen various movie versions of them
too.


PG> All the others, I'll be sure to check out as soon as I can

The **"The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster** is an interesting
tale. Apparently it's the earliest known mention of an imagined
"internet" in print.  It is set in a world where humanity lives
underground and relies on "the machine" for all its needs.  It
predicts instant messaging and the internet; that's pretty
interesting for something published 115 years ago.


PG> I believe taht what these books do (and the whole
PG> genre...) is coat up in "sci-fi" a commentary of how
PG> crooked and flawed humanity is. It doesn't matter how much
PG> tech you throw over it, people will be mean to people (and
PG> corporations to the common public), in the end.

Many genres allow the author to imagine consequences and
outcomes of good/bad human behaviour. Some writers are fine
philosophers.


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