The Silicon Valley Zeitgeist: A Fantasy World Built on Cautionary Tales In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that the world we live in today is a product shaped by the collective imagination of 13 year old boys or rather, their misinterpretation and romanticization of science fiction as children.
This notion is explored by Jill Lepore in her book "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State," which highlights a paradox: how the very entrepreneurs who shaped our modern world were enamored with tales that warned against the dangers of unchecked technological advancement.
These entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, grew up reading science fiction classics like Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series and watching Star Trek, but retained only the most superficial aspects of these stories.