@FullPresence i met a guy whose primary reading of the Culture sequence was as a deep critique of communism. who knew?
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@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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Which seems to then be, more properly, a critique of the Right.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FullPresence to the extent i see that reading it's pretty even-handed, but it doesnt' feel like a condemnation to me at all.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@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…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FullPresence …build something humane you need to work with those constraints rather than pretending they don't exist.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Assuming, of course, that human beings naturally seek power over others. Which I don't.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FullPresence i don't see that in Banks, actually. if anything, he seems to imply that humans can easily do without that behavior, but…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FullPresence …social systems are just incorrigible about it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Systems of power are arguably anti-social and imposed. Anyway, illness beckons me to sleep.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@FullPresence very good! sleep well & feel better
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