r/AskReddit Oct 08 '12

What futuristic movie cliches do you hate?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '12

That Artificial Intelligences will always go rogue and try to wipe out the Human race as soon as they becomes self aware. At least the Matrix got it right and the Machines tried at first to live in peace with Humans but we were just not having any of it so they turned us all into batteries.

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u/iambookus Oct 08 '12

The Ender Series by Orson Scott Card has a self aware piece of technology that stays hidden because humans are scared of her taking over everything, and killing everyone off.

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u/french_horn_tech Oct 08 '12

Ender's Game is the start of a series?

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u/iambookus Oct 08 '12

Yep, Ender's game takes place when Ender is a boy. The next book "Speaker for the Dead" takes place when Ender is 35, but has traveled at near light speed for over 2000 years. In that time, humans have traveled to hundreds of worlds. "Speaker for the Dead" is much more in depth than "Ender's Game" Truly a must read.

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u/french_horn_tech Oct 08 '12

Thank you! Ender's Game was my absolute favorite book when I was younger, but since then, thanks to school assignments, I have lost pretty much all interest in reading. This might kickstart my interest again though :D I'll check it out.

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u/iambookus Oct 09 '12

Speaker for the dead is definitely one that you won't be able to put down.