E.O. Wilson has died

Re:E.O. Wilson has died by dexwell on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:06AM (#29701419)

"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology" — E. O. Wilson, 2009

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Re:E.O. Wilson has died by api on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:58AM (#29703533)

The cyberpunks were by far the most prophetic of all science fiction writers, and I feel like this kind of insight is what drove that. They put forward a future where they were optimistic about technology and neutral to pessimistic about human beings.

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Re:E.O. Wilson has died by LiquidSky on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:39PM (#29705986)

"High tech, low life" as Bruce Sterling put it.

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Re:E.O. Wilson has died by agumonkey on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:58AM (#29701754)

Quality quote.

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