Stephenson is the anti-Borges. Exhausting and direct baroque elaboration of worlds instead of aphoristic and elliptical hints of worlds
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Don't read too much into it. I still think it's legit for people to get annoyed at completely different art things.
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Borges > Stephenson for me, Stephenson > Borges for others. Maybe you and Gabe will find a way to make one stance "more right"

