[ggm]

hence (dys/u)topia above. I think Szilard was off his rocker when he proposed this, it was before he had much to do with Teller. I suspect after the events of the bomb, he might have changed his mind.

(he wrote rather bad scifi about talking to dolphins. Somebody else, Pierre Boule wrote it much more sexy/exciting, that became "the day of the dolphin")

[gsf_emergency_2]

He didn't change his mind, he was defeated by other (better socialized) technocrats

https://www.palladiummag.com/2021/03/16/leo-szilards-failed-...

Technocracies tend to be more accountable than cults of personality and even nontechnical intellects (Kissingers) there's that

[elcritch]

Ah it wasn’t quite clear if you were for or against the notion.

Bad dolphin sci-fi sounds a bit too much for my tastes. Though it’s often the border line crazy folks who give us some of the best ideas or stories. Though they also often need refinement by, uh, more standard people. I say that as an ADHDer who sometimes benefits from the same.

See more rational for needing mixed viewpoints!

[selimthegrim]

Is John C. Lilly good dolphin sci-fi?