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Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232221 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

Where: United States

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united states: 37.090, -95.710

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