Do we learn more from utopian or dystopian science fiction?
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On average, most people learn more from negative visions. But all it takes are a few people to internalize and chase a genuinely inspiring and challenging vision to save the world for another few decades!
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I do wonder how many of those positive visions are motivated by a well formed mental model of the negative visions and a desire to avoid them!
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One other angle might be to consider how notions of going to heaven vs avoiding hell have affected different Christian leaders and movements over time.
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I think it's interesting how what is considered dystopia changes over the years. The concept of an always connected phone 50 - 100 years ago was horrifying to many more people vs today.
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Like Orwell time travels to today and is told "We read your books and listened" and he's like "No, no you didn't"