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Prescient speculative fiction (lemmy.ml)
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Reading J.G. Ballard's final novel (Kingdom Come). He perfectly explains the link between consumerism and the rise of "suburban fascism". It was written 20 years ago but it feels like it should have been released last week.

What speculative fiction have you read that feels like it perfectly predicted the future?

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

I didn't mind BNW, though Huxley didn't appear to be particularly well versed in political theory. It felt very "everything is socialism (even Ford) and thus bad". However, the actual story itself with the boy? Amazing. Plus, we totally ARE controlled by our vice and pleasure far more so than information restriction.

F451 I really, really enjoyed when I was younger...right up until the last scenes! Then it felt very...masturbatory.

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