Yup, agreed - that's what I'm doing in my novels ...
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7 Classic Science Fiction Books More People Need to Read - The Fantasy Review
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Can that man not live without attention for more than five minutes?
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
Her, and Rose Marie Tran.
I pay close attention these types of issues since as a writer I'm constantly thinking about how future tech could impact culture.
If anything, it goes to show that Star Wars has abandoned all pretense of a cohesive narrative in favor of silly incoherent McGuffins. If the story no longer matters, what are we doing here? I'm an adult, I deserve better than someone jangling shiny keys at me to hold my attention. I loved Star Wars, but Star Wars doesn't love me.
Other honorable mentions
- "Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing." - Tony Stark, 'Iron Man'.
- "The right information at the right time is deadlier than any weapon." - Martin Collins, 'Westworld', Season 3 Episode 5.
- "Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world." - Jonathan Byres, 'Stranger Things', Season 2 Episode 1.
- "It was like having a whole weather system turn against me. Just hate message after hate message, around the clock, all piling on. It’s hard to describe what that does to your head. Suddenly there’s a million invisible people, all talking about how they despise you. It’s like a mental illness." - Tess, 'Black Mirror', Season 3 Episode 6.
No R2-D2, no Max from Flight of the Navigator? Fail.
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I think you're thinking of Atlas Shrugged - Neuromancer is literary acid-house and is quite literally one of the best novels ever written. You have to read it about 4 times before you actually get it.