steven0461 comments on Changing accepted public opinion and Skynet - Less Wrong

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Comment author: steven0461 22 May 2009 02:41:52PM 8 points [-]

It often seems to be the case that some real-world possibility gets reflected in some fictional trope with somewhat different properties, and then when the fictional trope gets more famous you can no longer talk about the real-world possibility because people will assume you must be a stupid fanperson mistaking the fictional trope for something real. Very annoying.