People see what they want to see, and there are plenty of SF speculations going on today that tell us more about today’s concerns and those of the authors than about the future.

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Originally shared by David Brin

Interesting historical document. A 1964 Playboy interview with Asimov, Pohl, Anderson, Serling, Bradbury, Budrys, Clarke, Sturgeon, Blish, Heinlein… Dang they could and should have then included Judith Merrill, C.L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, but still, kinda fascinating. Naturally, where they were on-target, you feel a sense of awe. As you’ll wince at some myopia and failure to see what should have been obvious. And an unfortunate cartoon. But hey, we’ve made progress!

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