Weaponized narrative: the stories we tell change our theories about the world
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2NAEQ)
My latest Locus Magazine column is Weaponized Narrative, about the pulp fiction convention of mashing up "man against nature" stories with "man against man" stories to tell "man against nature stories" (first the tornado smashes your house, then your neighbors come over to eat you). (more")