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Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @hondanhon@hondanhon @thejaymo @ckhonson Hmm. I think the genre, if it exists at all, has roots in businss satire comics and TV, not prose/long-form1
One Thousand Million Worlds@thejaymo·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @hondanhon @ckhonson 'office space' in the corplit genre?1
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Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @hondanhon@hondanhon @thejaymo @ckhonson Why not? The pieces of flair, stapler, Milton's fate etc. all are in absurdist territory.1
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Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @hondanhon@hondanhon @vgr @thejaymo there's also the "yay! we know the same words!" effect with the denseness of RF neologisms we all love.12
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @spiderfoods@ckhonson @hondanhon @thejaymo Dogwhistling corp subculture? Subversive version of buzzword bingo?2
One Thousand Million Worlds@thejaymo·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @ckhonson @hondanhon these things also cover dilbert tho right?2
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Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @hondanhon@hondanhon @thejaymo @ckhonson For me personally, Douglas Adams is (obviously) the main inspiration.5:09 PM · Apr 3, 20153 Likes
Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @hondanhon @thejaymo the addition to Adams is that it bleeds smoothly into your non-fiction blog, ostensibly about business advice.2
Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @hondanhon @thejaymo hence "business fiction" : performs function of bus non-fiction, but admits own bullshit through absurdity22
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 3, 2015Replying to @spiderfoods@ckhonson @hondanhon @thejaymo To some extent, though the need for an entertaining story trumps the need to convey insight.22