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Re:J.G. Ballard predicted the rise of social media (2016) by tejtm on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:47PM (#40288142)
In Orson Scott Card's "Enders Game" as well. Children had been bred and trained to be tactical so Ender's siblings applied their talents locally to manipulate geopolitics as a side story.
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Re:J.G. Ballard predicted the rise of social media (2016) by fitsumbelay on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @06:22PM (#40292243)
I think that's actually what I'm thinking of. I think they were Ender's siblings, actually Thanks, you saved me from re-reading Count Zero too
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