On: E.O. Wilson has died

[dexwell]

"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology" — E. O. Wilson, 2009

[api → dexwell]

The 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.

[LiquidSky → api]

"High tech, low life" as Bruce Sterling put it.

[agumonkey → dexwell]

Quality quote.