An Atlantic article traces how Silicon Valley tech bros misread the sci-fi authors they loved as children, with horrific consequences for the rest of us.
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Tag Archives: Ursula K. Le Guin
Tech Bros Stuck in Sci-Fi Childhood
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Elon Musk, Foundation, Gil Beckerman, Jeff Bezos, Jill Lepore, Peter Thiel, Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, Sam Altman, Stranger in a Strange Land Comments closed
Le Guin: Imagining Trump Alternatives
In wrestling how to counter Trumpism, Le Guin counsels us to expand what we see as possible.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Dispossessed, Donald Trump, One Who Walk Away from Omelas, Utopian thinking Comments closed
Biden and Harris as Earthsea Characters
Le Guin’s “Farthest Shore” has insights applicable to the Biden-Harris succession.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, Election 2024, Farthest Shore, J.D. Vance, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Comments closed