Is this capitalism?
A crudely drawn pastel version of the "Is this a butterfly" meme
A character labeled CAPITALISM is pointing to a book labeled DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE-FICTION, while asking IS THIS A TUTORIAL?
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I still can't belive there is an actual surveillance company named plantir.
They have to know that they are the bad guys in the story after that right???
Literally one thing I expected from capitalism's abusive systems was the Tolkien estate saying "nah bruvs get a new name you suck" and they didn't even do that smh
They not only know, they're gloating over it and rubbing it in
I think that's related to conservatives having really poor critical analysis skills. Some of them probably unironicly think Sauron was the hero
Yeah how else do you think they get off?
How so? Just because they pretend to use unreliable elven magic?
They aren't just "unreliable". They are consistently described as a tool that it is misguided to use or trust because of how suspectible it is to being manipulated and how readily it, in turn, poisons the user. If a user isn't wary, their world-view -- when informed through the palantír -- will be malformed through projected half-truths and misdirections.
Even if the "concept" of a palantír is neutral (saying nothing about a magical device that enables imperceptible surveillance), it is an astounding failure of literary analysis to not get why Tolkien included them as they are -- with their consistent, negative representation -- in his books.
But... But what if i really want one or think the idea is cool?
Magic is cool. But don't pick the one used primarily by evil if you don't want to be judged.
Like, you can thunk the rugged military aesthetic of WW2 is a vibe but if you only collect Nazi uniforms, you're gonna be that guy.
Okay, yes, and im totally not evil but what if i think that corrupting influence just soubds really cool and is something I'd want to control?
Along with all of middle earth?
You...
What's your stance on tiny tomatoes?
I mean tbf dystopian science fiction pretty much emerged as a critique of capitalism, so the only surprising thing here is how close they got it.
tfw dystopian science fiction is your favourite genre!
Hell yeah, 2025 has been fucking crazy for us. AI in the military, threat of nuclear annihilation, technomancers, billionaires have enslaved humanity, and huge corporations run the world!
It’s dystopian af!!!
Whoooooo!
“At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus”
You don't understand american politics til you've read 'snow crash'.
I always wondered what dystopian novel gave them the idea to make genAI...
UPDATE: It's fucking 1984 and its novel writing machines!
I was gonna say Cyberpunk 2077 but even that game's universe looks better than what we have now. I mean, it's at least exciting.
Somebody's clearly been skipping neck day at the gym
Capitalist narrative is who deals best with dystopia is the hero vs. who brings changes to prevent it.
From what I've heard, they either see themselves as the hero turning things around, or just outright seeing an inspiration in them.