In response to a post about Bill Gates' prediction about the future of American education, a reader writes:
“Corporate society takes care of everything. And all it asks of anyone, all it’s ever asked of anyone ever, is not to interfere with management decisions.” – Rollerball (1975)I didn't see "Rollerball" when the film was released in 1975. It is a dystopian film…
Diane Ravitch reflects on dystopian visions with their eerie likenesses to corporate education reform, and dishes up the truth about kids' toys today...
I’m glad you’ve pointed this out. I have felt for some time now that the subtext of all this dystopia in literature and film is our current and real dystopia of corporate greed.