Cyberhell
@FullPresence i mean, i think it is from a certain angle. at the very least it's a critique of the image of moralistic purity and such.
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@chaosprime Which seems to then be, more properly, a critique of the Right. -
@FullPresence to the extent i see that reading it's pretty even-handed, but it doesnt' feel like a condemnation to me at all. -
@FullPresence if anything i read Banks as saying that the mechanics of power are what they are, and fun is what it is, and if you want to… -
@FullPresence …build something humane you need to work with those constraints rather than pretending they don't exist. -
@chaosprime Assuming, of course, that human beings naturally seek power over others. Which I don't. -
@FullPresence i don't see that in Banks, actually. if anything, he seems to imply that humans can easily do without that behavior, but… -
@FullPresence …social systems are just incorrigible about it. -
@chaosprime Systems of power are arguably anti-social and imposed. Anyway, illness beckons me to sleep. - 1 more reply
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