Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 6, 2022Feel like I should read some Ted Chiang. Is there a good place to start? Like an essential short-story collection?1547
nifty nifty nifty nifty@niftynei·Oct 7, 2022Replying to @vgrskippable imo but for the prose more than the ideas (ideas are solid)22
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Oct 7, 2022Replying to @niftynei and @vgrYeah I was less impressed than I expected and gave up after reading 2-3 stories.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @kylemathews and @niftyneiI’m intrigued by his scifi vs fantasy theory where it’s not about the world but about whether people are special or notmedium.comThe Elitism of Fantasy vs. The Egalitarianism of Science FictionOn Ted Chiang’s impersonal universe1:21 AM · Oct 7, 20224 Likes