tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post4033590695774957187..comments2023-10-31T00:31:59.277-07:00Comments on The United Federation of Charles: Top signs we're living in a cyberpunk futureCTPhippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226189019351004118noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-12192192579427452142022-06-14T17:41:40.733-07:002022-06-14T17:41:40.733-07:00i like to point out Samuel Adams was the Fox News ...i like to point out Samuel Adams was the Fox News of his day....Anotherskiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120685623297789136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-45419235020724147632018-09-03T12:27:12.010-07:002018-09-03T12:27:12.010-07:00A very good point. In fact, look at Gilded Age Ame...A very good point. In fact, look at Gilded Age America, especially at the turn of the 20th century. Some of the nation's best journalists were speculating that JP Morgan's business empire might one day become a political empire as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055608813131730173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-36137426402175150912018-08-31T18:18:44.199-07:002018-08-31T18:18:44.199-07:0099.9% agree!!99.9% agree!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-63208690759455892662018-05-06T03:17:00.063-07:002018-05-06T03:17:00.063-07:00Some of these things actually haven't happened...Some of these things actually haven't happened yet or have been happening a long time.Someguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320868434966243515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-31013440873734868092017-07-17T12:11:28.372-07:002017-07-17T12:11:28.372-07:00No, I don't think that's the case. Then ag...No, I don't think that's the case. Then again, my view of the culture wars are propaganda and reinforcing audience biases are nothing new. In fact, they're the oldest of tools for individuals to bilk their audiences.CTPhippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226189019351004118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-88597527491041993782017-07-17T06:55:59.872-07:002017-07-17T06:55:59.872-07:00Isn't #9 the fault of the left wing and the Ne...Isn't #9 the fault of the left wing and the New Age? Shirley Maclaine started it by actually claiming, "we all create our own reality." PCism continued it by saying no one viewpoint is absolute, although news people in the past treated news as an evidence-gathering exercise but not any more. Now news must be re-interpreted for cultural and even ANTI-cultural biases that have sprung up, a direct threat to Western Civilization. Fox News doesn't have to provide the equal time, it IS the equal time!Draconianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027582378862395586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-46718384788088592902017-01-26T22:32:17.822-08:002017-01-26T22:32:17.822-08:00To play devil's advocate somewhat: It's ac...To play devil's advocate somewhat: It's actually not that the world is "suddenly" cyberpunk per say. The world's actually always been a sort of low-tech cyberpunk. For example, the French-Indian war had as a major participant a Megacorp with its own private armies.Matthew Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887788945033210212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876216494183628999.post-11719687920639234882017-01-24T21:02:26.004-08:002017-01-24T21:02:26.004-08:00Some of these aren't really anything new.
9 f...Some of these aren't really anything new.<br /><br />9 for instance has been happening since the invention of the printing press. Remember bias isn't an issue, not being upfront with your bias is.<br /><br />11 the more insidious thing is the the NSA is feeding that data to the DEA and IRS.<br /><br />16 Detroit in real life is more of a dystopia than Detroit in Robocop.<br /><br />18 Quick economic hint. Corporations don't pay taxes, consumers do. Taxes are a cost that is passed on to consumers. Also, the rich pay the vast majority of taxes.<br /><br />25 China is not. Their economic position is much more precarious than many think. The are in a huge bubble and we are seeing them deflate.<br /><br />28 Not even close. Look up pictures of the Aral Sea for instance. The communists were completely unconcerned about environmentalism.<br /><br />29 Governments have to compete just like everybody else. Capital has always had the ability to move.<br /><br />31 Cities have been flooding since there were cities. There are cities from the middle ages that disappeared under the sea during a cold period. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726420485855554703noreply@blogger.com