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In a future when the whims of little children are indulged far more than they should be, a well-meaning pair of parents becomes concerned over what they see manifesting in their children's virtual-reality-enabled, telepathic nursery. As turns out, they were not worried enough.
Another example of the children as monsters genre that was so popular in the 1950s. Looking at Bradbury's reflexive nostalgia and his distrust of kids and anything new, it's easy to see how ended up the person he did.
In a future when the whims of little children are indulged far more than they should be, a well-meaning pair of parents becomes concerned over what they see manifesting in their children's virtual-reality-enabled, telepathic nursery. As turns out, they were not worried enough.
Another example of the children as monsters genre that was so popular in the 1950s. Looking at Bradbury's reflexive nostalgia and his distrust of kids and anything new, it's easy to see how ended up the person he did.
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Date: 2013-04-21 10:33 pm (UTC)