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"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology" — E. O. Wilson, 2009
by dexwell 5y ago
"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology" — E. O. Wilson, 2009
- agumonkey 5y agoQuality quote.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- api 5y agoThe cyberpunks were by far the most prophetic of all science fiction writers, and I feel like this kind of insight is what drove that. They put forward a future where they were optimistic about technology and neutral to pessimistic about human beings.
- dennis_jeeves 5y ago
- LiquidSky 5y ago"High tech, low life" as Bruce Sterling put it.