One of John Brunner’s rules for SF was “Take it for granted that the government will disregard long-term dangers … in order to cling to power”.

Not the same rule, exactly, but clearly part of the same package: don’t count on understanding or foresight from our representatives.

— Angus McIntyre (@angusm) April 27, 2018

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on: April 27, 2018 at 08:31AM