2:16:10 - The short story “Junkyard” was first published in 1953. Since electronic computers were a very real thing by the mid-1940s, the premise of this story is culturally interesting as personal home computers weren’t available until the 1970s. The point being that, although writers frequently take artistic liberties for a variety of reasons, the concept of memory seems to be radically different than it is today. I can’t determine if this is the author’s invention or if it represents a general cultural shift in the understanding of how memory functions. The idea that we forget things because aliens are stealing our memories is certainly a novelty. But, was our conception of the mental processes of memory so radically different 70 years ago? It represents a truly seismic shift in understanding, and I’m left wondering if the shift is actual or perceived. I’m thinking that it may be that few will grasp what I’m talking about. 🤔
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2:16:10 - The short story “Junkyard” was first published in 1953. Since electronic computers were a very real thing by the mid-1940s, the premise of this story is culturally interesting as personal home computers weren’t available until the 1970s.
The point being that, although writers frequently take artistic liberties for a variety of reasons, the concept of memory seems to be radically different than it is today. I can’t determine if this is the author’s invention or if it represents a general cultural shift in the understanding of how memory functions.
The idea that we forget things because aliens are stealing our memories is certainly a novelty. But, was our conception of the mental processes of memory so radically different 70 years ago? It represents a truly seismic shift in understanding, and I’m left wondering if the shift is actual or perceived.
I’m thinking that it may be that few will grasp what I’m talking about. 🤔