On 07/14/2018 03:25 PM, juan wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:53:55 -0700 > Mirimir <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> OK, maybe just poor reading comprehension, plus a tendency to fling shit >> ;) If you reread what I posted, in context -- and actually check out the >> novels that I cited -- you'll see that I explicitly _did not_ argue >> "that political problems can be 'solved' by running away". And in fact, >> that the same political problems show up in virtualities. Worse, even. >> >> _Accelerando_ and the "Flower Prince" trilogy both explore virtual >> dystopias. _Accelerando_ is especially dark. There's lots of running >> away in _Diaspora_, through multiple levels of reality, but in the end >> it's painted as pointless. > > > Oh, OK. I'll check those out then =)
As I recall, _Accelerando_ is unremittingly dark. Although one could say that the "Flower Prince" trilogy has a happy ending for some, everyone and everything else gets unhappened. It's a fun read, though. >> I admit that _The Last Trumpet Project_ does >> feature hiding in virtuality, but eventually they come back to kill all >> the assholes. > > I remember you linked a novel a while back in which the good guys beat > the statists by developing better 'technology', which is of course wishful > thinking and laughable nonsense. I did read like 3/4 of it and it was > entertaining, but really naive. I think it might have been that same trumpet > project? Yeah, that was probably it. In practice, statists will have the best technology. Because they have the most resources. > Anyway, I assumed that the other stuff you linked now was the same sort > of utopian stuff. My mistake and I apologize. I'm not really into utopian. Dystopian is more fun. If you enjoy fantasy, I highly recommend Joe Abercrombie's "The First Law" trilogy. It's rather a satire on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Also Matthew Stover's "Caine" series. Caine basically channels Aleister Crowley ;) >>> ps: I wasnt expecting any answer from you. You should be ignoring me. >> >> Thanks for the advice :) > > > my pleasure De nada :) >> <SNIP> > >
