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Foundation vs Dune (media.kbin.social)
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[–] dnzm@feddit.nl 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Iain M. Banks: we're living in an AI-regulated Utopia, but the AI that we totally trust might be doing some light imperialism on the side.

Pratchett / Baxter: we're headed for some bleak imperialist nonsense, and another one, and another one, and another one, and oops, a blank...

Edit: added the Long Earth one.

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