I’m finally starting to get why [building] architects seem weirdly into my writing. Not an audience I’d have ever expected to connect with.
They’re ideology compilers.
Also compilers are underused and operating systems are overused as metaphors for ideology engineering.
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It’s an idea stolen from who did a great talk once on compiler people vs kernel (OS) people. It may still be online somewhere.
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I am right here Sonal! Let’s grab a coffee or something!
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keith you still got the slides link somewhere public? revisiting your framing from the pov of fictional storytelling/worldbuilding approaches (1st hypothesis: kernel worldbuilders like terry pratchett vs compiler worldbuilders like douglas adams)
I still have a copy of the UIUC iteration up here:
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