[susan_hall]

I agree, and I do wish that science fiction writers still had the social prominence that they had back in the mid 20th century. Because I think humanity needs a group that thinks about how things could be, and how things should be, and to what extent advances in science could make life more fun.

Part of the "This isn't fun anymore" feeling for me comes from the way the Web has consolidated to a handful of companies (Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft...) and what we are being given is what they find profitable.

The loudest voices in the room are those corporations. I'd like to live in a world where the loudest voices shaping our technologies are science fiction writers who are thinking hard about what might actually be useful or fun.

[jackskell]

I still cultivate bookmarks and links from others, and avoid corporate (spoon)feeds like the plague.

I miss civil discourse on Internet forums.