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1. tticvs+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-28 13:35:29
KSR is a good prose writer but I found The Ministry of the Future to be full of extremely unconvincing scenarios and I don't think you should let it inform your worldview. It's just a story written by someone who does not really know what they're talking about.
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2. gonzo4+I9[view] [source] 2024-01-28 14:38:22
>>tticvs+(OP)
The Ministry of the Future. Chapter 1. is super accurate. That will happen in our lifetime. Learn about wetbulb temperatures.
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3. jokoon+yj[view] [source] 2024-01-28 15:46:13
>>tticvs+(OP)
actually KSR writes hard scifi, so he does do his research before writing
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4. nradov+Am[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-28 16:08:10
>>jokoon+yj
Actually it turns out that doing "research" doesn't help much in making long-term predictions about how human societies will react to novel events.
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5. tticvs+A21[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-28 20:37:25
>>gonzo4+I9
No it is not "super accurate" it's a dramatic fictionalization designed to get you emotionally hooked into the book and convey the author's message.

It's indistinguishable from propaganda.

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