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by: James Nicoll - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:16 UTC

Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media

To repurpose Diet Smith's famous quotation, the nation that
controls mass media will control the universe.

https://www.tor.com/2023/04/26/five-sff-stories-with-interesting-takes-on-mass-media/

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by: Lynn McGuire - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:48 UTC

On 4/26/2023 9:16 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media
>
> To repurpose Diet Smith's famous quotation, the nation that
> controls mass media will control the universe.
>
> https://www.tor.com/2023/04/26/five-sff-stories-with-interesting-takes-on-mass-media/

I have read Stephen King's amazing "Carrie".

Lynn

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by: Quadibloc - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:57 UTC

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 8:16:47 AM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media
>
> To repurpose Diet Smith's famous quotation, the nation that
> controls mass media will control the universe.

I suppose you wanted to avoid the overused quotation about controlling
the past from 1984. When I remembered who Diet Smith _was_... it's been
a long time since I've seen a Dick Tracy strip... I realized that the quote
probably referred to "magnetism" instead, and indeed I was able to Google
it up.

> https://www.tor.com/2023/04/26/five-sff-stories-with-interesting-takes-on-mass-media/

I see the comments mentioned Bug Jack Barron and Network, also worthy contenders.

But they didn't mention The Space Merchants.

John Savard

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by: Quadibloc - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 3:57:35 PM UTC-6, Quadibloc wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 8:16:47 AM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
> > Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media
> >
> > To repurpose Diet Smith's famous quotation, the nation that
> > controls mass media will control the universe.
>
> I suppose you wanted to avoid the overused quotation about controlling
> the past from 1984. When I remembered who Diet Smith _was_... it's been
> a long time since I've seen a Dick Tracy strip... I realized that the quote
> probably referred to "magnetism" instead, and indeed I was able to Google
> it up.

Of course, he had phrased it wrong. Magnetism? We can use it now.

It's the nation that finds a way to turn electromagnetism into *antigravity*
that will control the universe! Which, of course, is what Diet Smith and/or
Chester Gould had actually managed to do...

John Savard

Porsche: there simply is no substitute. -- Risky Business

arts / rec.arts.sf.written / Re: (tor dot com) Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media

Subject	Author
(tor dot com) Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media	James Nicoll
Re: (tor dot com) Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass	Lynn McGuire
Re: (tor dot com) Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media	Quadibloc
Re: (tor dot com) Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media	Quadibloc