Comments on: 1337 in 2012 – a free story by Jason “Strange & Happy” Stoddard http://futurismic.com/2008/10/07/1337-in-2012-a-free-story-by-jason-strange-happy-stoddard/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason Stoddard http://futurismic.com/2008/10/07/1337-in-2012-a-free-story-by-jason-strange-happy-stoddard/comment-page-1/#comment-16503 Jason Stoddard Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:23:50 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=4281#comment-16503 Actually, I think my story Jack's Gift (here on Futurismic) or Adam Rakunas' The Right People (also here on Futurismic) might be better examples of "positive" stories. I particularly like how, in The Right People, both Gene and GR inhabit what could be considered a dystopian world (surveillance, corporate fascism, a rigged reputation economy), but not only *don't bemoan it at all* but also *rise above it to affect real change.* Actually, I think my story Jack’s Gift (here on Futurismic) or Adam Rakunas’ The Right People (also here on Futurismic) might be better examples of “positive” stories.

I particularly like how, in The Right People, both Gene and GR inhabit what could be considered a dystopian world (surveillance, corporate fascism, a rigged reputation economy), but not only *don’t bemoan it at all* but also *rise above it to affect real change.*

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