I'm re-reading Dune right now for a variety of reasons, and there's a lot wrong with it IMO (including serious queerphobia/misia & fatmisia), but it also has a ton of very cool ideas. Just came across this chapter-starter quote: "The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future." This perfectly matches part of what I was trying to express with my recent short story about the pessimism of techno-optimism: https://kolektiva.social/@tiotasram/117273886370440856