Silicon Valley's Science Fiction Problem
Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, stated in 2017 that 'We are the people who make fantasies real.' This quote, from an Aeon essay, critiques Silicon Valley's selective adoption of science fiction tropes, highlighting the gap between the fantasies they choose to realize and those they ignore.
Key facts
- Steve Wozniak is Apple's co-founder.
- Wozniak made the statement in 2017.
- The quote is: 'We are the people who make fantasies real.'
- The source is an Aeon essay titled 'Silicon Valley’s Science Fiction Problem'.
- The essay critiques Silicon Valley's selective adoption of science fiction.
- It questions which parts of fantasies are chosen and which are left out.
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Institutions
- Apple
- Aeon