"Once men turned their thinking over to machines, thinking it would set them free. Permitting other men with machines to enslave them."
Quoting from memory, so it may not be word for word, but Herbert seems spot on. 'Never trust a smartphone junkie,' to update the line from Sid and Nancy.
Some years ago JMG did a post on that topic. Instead of the Butlerian Jihad, he recommended the Butlerian Carnival. Celebrate life without the electronic shackles instead of a jihad. Holy wars get messy.
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Re: The Good and the Ungood
Date: 2023-06-29 04:18 pm (UTC)Quoting from memory, so it may not be word for word, but Herbert seems spot on. 'Never trust a smartphone junkie,' to update the line from Sid and Nancy.
Some years ago JMG did a post on that topic. Instead of the Butlerian Jihad, he recommended the Butlerian Carnival. Celebrate life without the electronic shackles instead of a jihad. Holy wars get messy.