Well, egg on me; that’s definitely the sort of thing I should have checked on first. Thanks for pointing it out.
I’ll attempt to save face by claiming that “technothrillers” are pre-watered-down, in that they’re written in a format which is conducive to world-changing stories, and include technology that would indeed be world-changing, but shy away from their conclusions the same way that mainstream movie adaptations shy away from the conclusions of their source material.
Well, egg on me; that’s definitely the sort of thing I should have checked on first. Thanks for pointing it out.
I’ll attempt to save face by claiming that “technothrillers” are pre-watered-down, in that they’re written in a format which is conducive to world-changing stories, and include technology that would indeed be world-changing, but shy away from their conclusions the same way that mainstream movie adaptations shy away from the conclusions of their source material.