News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on DR70 – A dedicated machine for astrologers.

Re:DR70 – A dedicated machine for astrologers by kaffeemitsahne on Friday August 18, 2017 @02:40PM (#15048674)
I was always a bit puzzled by the ubiquity of astrology and other superstition in old scifi (PKD, Heinlein to name a few), but I guess if even Reagan used things like this that explains where the trope came from.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:DR70 – A dedicated machine for astrologers by Avshalom on Friday August 18, 2017 @03:35PM (#15049099)
There was in the US, in about the early 80's I think, a sort of mass abandonment of telekinesis/ESP/astrology/ghosts...all sorts of stuff.

Part of it may have come from the same rise in evangelical political engagement as the Republican party weaponized them, definitely some of it was a push back against the perceived failure of Hippy culture.

[ Parent | on HN ]