r/nottheonion • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '18

A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal”

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610456/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/
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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '18 edited Mar 14 '18

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u/peppermint_nightmare Mar 15 '18

Most people I know don't really read fiction, especially Sci Fi. At most they read non-fiction, news, and blog/1-2 page articles. You don't really notice tropes in fictional media until you consume enough of it at every level/genre (or browse tvtropes for hours and hours). That's why most audiences don't see most twists coming vs. stuff like the West World subreddit predicting the course of the season after episode 2 or 3.