Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 9, 2017Poll: Which Asimovian future from the Foundation series do you favor?First Foundation wins36.6%Second Foundation wins21.1%Gaia --> Galaxia wins25.4%Original Empire wins16.9%71 votes·Final results214
Micah Redding@micahtredding·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @micahtredding and @vgrI've always been first foundation, but recent re-read made me a little more sympathetic to galaxia.21
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @micahtreddingI'm 2nd foundation myself :D... Galaxia is basically a compassionate Christian monarchy model, so not surprised :)2
brenner.eth@BrennerSpear·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgr and @micahtreddinginteresting view. I think of it more as hive mind that facilitates understanding between all of the beings21
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @BrennerSpear and @micahtreddingit's that too, my mapping to christian monarchy comes from hannah arendt theories11
brenner.eth@BrennerSpear·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgr and @micahtreddingdon't know Hannah Arendt but will look into it1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @BrennerSpear and @micahtreddingribbonfarm.comThe Computational ConditionOver the past few months I read Hannah “Banality of Evil” Arendt’s difficult and idiosyncratic (somewhat unnecessarily so) but highly rewarding 1958 classic The Human Condition. T…9:28 PM · Feb 9, 20173 Likes