Translating social-science fiction premises to actual science fiction
People are basically empathetic = warp drive
It’s a Hobbesian individualist world = force fields
Markets solve this = portal gun
Bitcoin fixes this = time machine
People can change = brain upload
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Weird how nobody calls out the implausible premises of social-science fiction
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I’ve heard West Wing (1999-2006!) described as star trek for leftie politics nerds. Are there other examples of such
“social science fiction” and who are they for?
I’d say Yellowstone is social science fiction for rich conservatives?
Mad Men was basically for Ayn Randians?
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To me, an assumption like “almost all humans are kind and empathetic” is less plausible than warp drive. Aspirational social ethoses assume an archetype that 30% of population might fit at a stretch can extend to 95%
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So do you mean that “Bitcoin fixes this” is impossible (forbidden by our current understanding of the laws of the universe)?
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