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		Animats on Dec 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Science Fiction’s Wonderful Mistakes I wouldn't have chosen "The Machine Stops". The movie "Network", (1976) is rather close to "Fox and Friends".[1] "The Space Merchants" (C. M. Kornbluth, 1952) is more about the advertising business but has aspects of that. [1] https://youtu.be/2FOD1jZr-S4

RichardCA on Dec 22, 2019 [–]

I'm due to re-read J.G. Ballard. "Crash" is a hard read but it predicted the way porn alienates people from each other.

"The Subliminal Man" (written in 1963) touches upon some interesting themes about manipulation via technology.

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