How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (1978)
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#2TIL that Philip K. Dick had a touch of the Apophenia.
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#3"I watch the children watching TV and at first I am afraid of what they are being taught, and then I realise, They can’t be corrupted or destroyed. They watch, they listen, they understand, and, then, where and when it is necessary, they reject. There is something enormously powerful in a child’s ability to withstand the fraudulent. A child has the clearest eye, the steadiest hand. The hucksters, the promoters, are appealing for the allegiance of these small people in vain. True, the cereal companies may be able to market huge quantities of junk breakfasts; the hamburger and hot dog chains may sell endless numbers of unreal fast-food items to the children, but the deep heart beats firmly, unreached and unreasoned with. A child of today can detect a lie quicker than the wisest adult of two decades ago. When I want to know what is true, I ask my children. They do not ask me; I turn to them."
They detect the first lie, yes, but what about the second lie?
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#5"I watch the children watching TV and at first I am afraid of what they are being taught, and then I realise, They can’t be corrupted or destroyed. They watch, they listen, they understand, and, then, where and when it is necessary, they reject. There is something enormously powerful in a child’s ability to withstand the fraudulent. A child has the clearest eye, the steadiest hand. The hucksters, the promoters, are a…
There's an excellent point being made – if you try to engineer a world by insulating children from the harsh realities of it, you'll make the next generation extremely vulnerable to the simplest exploitation or difficulty.
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#6I really want to see that Paris TV interview with him and Norman Spinrad that he talks about. I checked youtube, nothing. After some googling I found this page[1] which notes that, "apparently a tape of this is available for viewing at the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, in Paris".
So I searched the ina.fr site, but apparently they haven't digitized it. This is a long shot, but does anybody who speaks French want to ask them? Their contact info lists 'assistance@ina.fr'. It just sounds way too surreal and odd to be hidden away forever.
[1]: http://2010philipkdickfans.philipkdickfans.com/frank/problem...
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#7I really want to see that Paris TV interview with him and Norman Spinrad that he talks about. I checked youtube, nothing. After some googling I found this page[1] which notes that, "apparently a tape of this is available for viewing at the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, in Paris". So I searched the ina.fr site, but apparently they haven't digitized it. This is a long shot, but does anybody who speaks French want…
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#8> It reminds me of a headline that appeared in a California newspaper just before I flew here. SCIENTISTS SAY THAT MICE CANNOT BE MADE TO LOOK LIKE HUMAN BEINGS. It was a federally funded research program, I suppose.
I really want to know what that was about.
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#9A highly related introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness. http://theliterarylink.com/leguinintro.html
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#10I really want to see that Paris TV interview with him and Norman Spinrad that he talks about. I checked youtube, nothing. After some googling I found this page[1] which notes that, "apparently a tape of this is available for viewing at the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, in Paris". So I searched the ina.fr site, but apparently they haven't digitized it. This is a long shot, but does anybody who speaks French want…
Here p.ex. http://www.dickien.fr/dossiers/eantabi/Elizabeth-Antebi.html
Wow, replete with Pink Floyd soundtrack!