Now that I’ve read a ton of Terry Pratchett, I can compare meaningfully to Douglas Adams. Pratchett has better world-building, ear for language, and sociopolitical insight. Adams has better jokes and philosophical insight
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Today's techies are the nineties investment bankers. They're there for the layout, not for the Fringe culture clan.
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Funny, I typed payout but got autocorrected to layout and it worked anyway
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Douglas had a way with descriptive humor. A personal favorite: “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.”
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Glad you recognized the Rick and Morty exception
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I've mostly read Adams. Not joyless, here, just a bit nuts.
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Humorlessness is kind of a requirement once you begin Serious Work. Avoiding the suspicion and accusation that you should be taken seriously is a tricky business.
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