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David GerardMA to SneerClubEnglish · 10 months ago

We need to escape the Gernsback Continuum

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We need to escape the Gernsback Continuum

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David GerardMA to SneerClubEnglish · 10 months ago
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Outdated science fiction is hobbling our dreams.
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    More on Banks and Elon’s terrible reading of his books

    https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/07/apes-do-read-banks-elon-they-just-dont-understand-him

    edit from the comments I see the meme that The Player of Games is the Culture book to start with is prevalent there too. Oh well.

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      @gerikson @sneerclub I knew Iain and he absolutely despised Musk. (Yes, even back before 2011 Musk was on his radar.) Iain was a socialist with zero patience for capitalist exploiters.

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      ??? Is there something I’m not remembering from the book, does anyone have any idea what Musk is talking about? Or is he at a stage where he looks at a cloud and sees the protocols of the elders of zion?

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