Sujet : Re: Five SF Works About Mind-Altering Drugs
De : michael.stemper (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Michael F. Stemper)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 17. May 2024, 18:27:31
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On 17/05/2024 09.57, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 5/17/2024 5:57 AM, Robert Carnegie wrote:
On 09/05/2024 22:00, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 07/05/2024 23.39, John Savard wrote:
On 6 May 2024 14:19:23 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:
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Five SF Works About Mind-Altering Drugs
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From Huxley's Brave New World to Akira's Neo-Tokyo, science fiction has dreamed up some very strange and powerful drugs...
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https://reactormag.com/five-sf-works-about-mind-altering-drugs/
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In the case of Brave New World... you didn't mention that each use of
Soma shortens one's life by a year.
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Can you provide a quote from the text to that effect?
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I don't think that's right in _Brave New World_.
Soma is very popular. There is a scene where
it seems to be used for euthanasia for the
unproductive. Other stories may have a drug
with that effect and possibly with that name.
Looking at the references in the partial copy at
archive.org confirms my memories that soma is
used casually for 'holidays' from reality.
That matches my recollection. Thanks.
-- Michael F. StemperExodus 22:21
Five SF Works About Mind-Altering Drugs
Re: Five SF Works About Mind-Altering Drugs
