It's a bit off. The context is complex. It's true that things are tense these days. But not only SF, everywhere: USA, Europe ..
There are social tectonics at play and the stress causes people to overreact negatively on anything that doesn't solve the current issues.
ps: augmenting intelligence is still weird to me, at least above a certain point, I'm all about balance these days; fix me but I don't need augmented abilities.
There are social tectonics at play and the stress causes people to overreact negatively on anything that doesn't solve the current issues.
ps: augmenting intelligence is still weird to me, at least above a certain point, I'm all about balance these days; fix me but I don't need augmented abilities.