Weird internet communities are seeds from which much wonder grows! ’s writing cultivates many favorite facets of SF culture. A NYT writer plans to reveal the pseudonymous author’s name despite his safety concerns, so SSC is now offline. Such harm—for what value?
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It doesn’t matter if you agree with Scott’s positions (ofc I don’t always!) or if you don’t love all the impact it has on SF culture (ofc I don’t love some bits!): Scott deserves support for consistently modeling a powerful and meaningful way to see the world. Excellence is rare.
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Another of my favorite writers (can’t name) stopped writing some years ago because they were worried about exactly this kind of thing happening. Their writing was a treasure! Its absence is a deadweight loss!
I thought your initial post was one of the classiest takes on this that I’ve seen and I agree 100% with the follow ups.
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