# Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy — retained record

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[original source ↗](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/)

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