Post-apocalyptic fiction conveys this message, in part, by showing us the dark side of technology, (which is really our own dark side) -- as a weapon and a tool of manipulation, and as something that can run amok because of unintended consequences. It shows us what happens when technology is paired with corrupt societies and our own failings as people, by depicting a future that has been destroyed by overpopulation, war, crime or ecological disaster; or by showing us a future humanity that is infantilized by automation, lost in decadence, or controlled and persecuted by human and technological villains.
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