Okay so I'm only at like the first chapter but I honestly can't tell if the stupid little bildrungsroman bit about the midwestern tech bro turned feudal lord is intended as satire.
Choice bits:
...(he) found that the surest way to shock most people, in those days, was to believe that some kinds of behaviors were bad and others good, and that it was reasonable to live one's life accordingly.
...while people were not genetically different, they were culturally as different as they could possibly be, and that some cultures were simply better than others.
Honestlt I'd assume satire but coming from what I know about Stephenson I'm really not sure.
The guy is possibly the biggest amplifier, if not the progenitor of fedoracore libertarian brain. I also can't deny that I couldn't put Cryptonomicon and Seveneves down until I finished. I really liked Fall.. but like Dodge, he's 100% a weird guy with bad opinions.
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Honestly that Epstein emoji is too real. Reading the passage I was wondering why these reddit ass writers always portray the wealthy as talented and passionate individuals instead of their true private monsterous natures. I think the one who got it most right was Banks.
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Never heard of Yudkowsky before but i just spent half an hour on his rationalwiki page. And, surprise surprise, :epstein: donated to his brain genius foundation.
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The ending to Ready Player One is this meme, with the author shooting the larger points over his own head and going "Wow! Optimus Prime".
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Ah yeah I ended up fixing it.
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Fall was a good read, but also a total nightmare as he, without any real judgement, builds a world where the living slave away for the dead.😱🤯