“(...) a ficção cientifica, que antes celebrava o futuro, voltou-se para as distopias porque as pessoas já não tem uma visão optimista da capacidade da tecnologia para mudar o mundo2.”
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“O caos é uma ordem por decifrar”
― The Double
― The Double
“THE WORLD IS increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Queria proteger contra o esquecimento. A maior vulnerabilidade do humano, a contingência de não lembrar e de não ser lembrado.”
― A Desumanização
― A Desumanização
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