The eloi/morlock ref is to Stephenson’s “in the beginning was the command line” essay, not H. G. Wells original.
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Snow crash was 1992, the essay was 1999. I expect he thought the idea through and connected it to eloi/morlock in the interim. Worth a read. He explicitly points out that in his version, the tech morlocks would be a rare advanced species unlike in Wells’ originalThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I don’t think planet of apes counts. That’s a “lesser” species accidentally raised in cognitive capability by the intervention of a “higher’ one. The analogy would be something like the scientific/industrial revolution being accidentally triggered by poets. Feels off.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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