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What do science fiction writers believe about the power of technology?

In their works of writing, authors express their opinions about the subject they’re writing about, and science fiction is no exception. In science fiction texts, writers describe the future negatively. They explain in their narratives that technology will either be always inadequate and never be able to fully satisfy the needs of humans, or they explain that technology can perform certain tasks perfectly. They portray technology as always performing tasks mindlessly and not have any idea about what is actually going on in the real world. In either case, they believe that technology will never be able to perfect and never enough to satisfy humans’ needs. These attitudes towards technology can be seen in The Machine Stops and There Will Come Soft Rains. Throughout The Machine Stops, technology always seems to be adequate rather than ever being perfect. When Kuno is talking to his mother through the machine, he says “the Machine is much, but it is not everything. I see something like y