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CobrastanJorji on Oct 17, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before g...

> Star Trek portrays a society that is not run by mobsters

But also portrays societies run by and indeed composed entirely of mobsters (see "A Piece of the Action" TOS S2E17).

TeMPOraL on Oct 17, 2019 [–]

It does, but the protagonists are part of the utopian society; in that context, technology actually works to benefit people.

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