Looks like at 39, in 1959, Asimov had invested his identity entirely into writing. He wanted to write 100 books. Not unreasonable. In my head it converts to 2000-3000 longform blogposts. At once a weirdly unimaginative and imaginative goal. Cf quantity has a quality all its own.
I’m very forgiving in many ways, especially when it comes to judging people from other times and allowing for the challenges of their personal lives. All 4 were my grandfather’s generation. I have to keep myself reminded of how utterly different their world was.
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Yeah I'm not very interested in condemning them personally or canceling them culturally, more like I want to understand their cultural impact, for good and ill.
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Which is sort of unalterable either way. Like Shockley or something.
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Alright to bed. To be continued.