Well there can be some value in trying to predict a path for future technologies. Just, not in the prediction where you have white ceos to survive apocalypse for the good of humanity whole...
>there can be some value in trying to predict a path for future technologies
Oh yeah I agree 100%. I probably shouldn’t waste my time on a real criticism when so much of what they believe is clearly motivated reasoning, but it’s just that I do find this sort of thought intriguing, and their complete failure to do it rationally is incredibly disappointing to me. I love sci fi that actually explores what the future might look like; blindsight and echopraxia are great examples. This shit is a mockery of that kind of work and it pisses me off.