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The left needs its own version of techno-optimism(www.theguardian.com)

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LengAwaits@lemmy.world
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Marshall Brain’s “Manna” fits this bill, in my opinion. You can read the whole novella on his website, but I don’t know how long it’ll be available, as Marshall killed himself last November.

Rest In Peace, Marshall.

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elric@lemm.eeOP
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Woaw, if that’s not optimistic. Kidding, gonna try his novella.

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LengAwaits@lemmy.world
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Sorry to be a bummer, but that’s the truth.

I hope you do read it! It’s not the most brilliant prose ever written, but it’s a nice bit of techno-optimism (once you get through the first half) that really impacted me, and my beliefs about what the future could be, when I first read it a couple of decades ago.

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