The Gentle Seduction (short story) (1989)

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I was surprised to see very little discussion of this story on HN.

There are a few cliche moments and a few plot holes. But I found it both inspiring and clever. Even for today, the story displays foresight.

The entire story is a male->tech, woman->nature cliche.

No, the first two sentences are. You can swap the pronouns and it’d read exactly the same way.

Anyways, it has little to do with the story or the message, which postulates that most humans - even the ones most inclined towards things “natural” - are compatible with, and may even unknowingly desire, a transhumanist future.

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