Zuckerberg still hasn't provided anything Meta. William Gibson imagined the future, using a typewriter, genius. Beyond that, there is no evidence that sci-fi has always been known for making precise (or even slightly wonky) predictions about technology.
Perhaps my placement was not entirely accurate. Sci-fi doesn't necessarily predict the future but it exercises the "What if" question. Sci-fi is very much "Speculative fiction" and although no direct correlations can be made with our technological progress, I see it as a driving force for the transformation of people and society.
I didn't intend to be nit-picky! I thought it was a bold claim. We are an exceptionally long way from living in the world of Star Trek. I think most sci-fi, as with utopian writing, is escapism and wishful thinking, rather than genuine attempts (by the author or reader) to anticipate or shed light on the possible futures of people on the little blue planet. Many genres are better at the latter (e.g. Never Let Me Go; but there are hundreds of other mainstream books), grounded in the real world of possibilities, and examining the trajectory of the societies we do have, as opposed to fantasies. (Nothing wrong with fantasy, as entertainment.)
Zuckerberg still hasn't provided anything Meta. William Gibson imagined the future, using a typewriter, genius. Beyond that, there is no evidence that sci-fi has always been known for making precise (or even slightly wonky) predictions about technology.
Caz! Thank you for the comment.
Perhaps my placement was not entirely accurate. Sci-fi doesn't necessarily predict the future but it exercises the "What if" question. Sci-fi is very much "Speculative fiction" and although no direct correlations can be made with our technological progress, I see it as a driving force for the transformation of people and society.
I didn't intend to be nit-picky! I thought it was a bold claim. We are an exceptionally long way from living in the world of Star Trek. I think most sci-fi, as with utopian writing, is escapism and wishful thinking, rather than genuine attempts (by the author or reader) to anticipate or shed light on the possible futures of people on the little blue planet. Many genres are better at the latter (e.g. Never Let Me Go; but there are hundreds of other mainstream books), grounded in the real world of possibilities, and examining the trajectory of the societies we do have, as opposed to fantasies. (Nothing wrong with fantasy, as entertainment.)