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[Sarah Andersen] Capitalism (lemmy.world)

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[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago

I'm reading a book by Philip K. Dick ("Ubik"), where everything in the fictional future is coin operated: doors, toasters, showers, everything.

Feels like he either predicted this world we live in, or caused it.

[-] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you think that's amazing there was this guy in the mid 1800s that was a penpal of president Lincoln that predicted the hell we currently live in.

[-] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Who was that? Or any more details? I'm intrigued!

Edit: do you just mean marx? That's less intriguing, not wrong, but less intriguing.

[-] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

as with any source of insight from the 1800s,

It was Marx

[-] Prime_Minister_Keyes@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Amazing book, btw. Like one long fever dream.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm like 3/4 of the way through it and yes. I'm surprised at all the turns it's taken already and just how floaty the characters are. Probably a lot of parallels with how I understand the author's life got in the 60s. ☮

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