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Poignant ideas about AI, religion, and the nature of consciousness from the 1960's. A lot of proto-Dune bits going on here for the real ones.
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Frank Hebert is a magnificent world builder, and a sci-fi author that really thrives off of concepts and the development of ideas and philosophies. However, his prose and his characters are not all that great - so in that sense, he's very much a classic sci-fi writer.
I personally love sci-fi that focuses on ideas and concepts, and find Herbert's philosophizing about the future of humanity and its relationship to technology, spirituality, and politics really fascinating (and impressive, just the sheer amount of vision and creativity he possessed). I've read them all multiple times (they're dense and possess a lot of depth). Also, its good to take into account that the series spreads across massive amounts of time, and unlike other series, plot-wise each book doesn't necessarily have a direct or immediate connection to the books before it (once again, he focuses on history and development, sort of like an annales school approach - albeit mixed with a bit of a "great man" approach too).
So if you're looking for closure with characters from the first book, you're not necessarily going to get it. And Frank Herbert ultimately died before he was able to fully realize everything. So yeah, it really just depends on what you're into and what interests you.
Mar 11, 2024
a compilation of short science fiction stories from the 60s/70s I wanna say. primarily centered around the negative consequences of technology, some surprisingly relevant anti-fossil fuel, AI, and surveillance state themes but with varying levels of sci-fi/noir tropes. feels like proto-cyberpunk
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I'm at a point in my life where many of my peers will say that they intend to quit someday, but just not yet. Besides the most obvious reasons for giving up nicotine and tobacco, here are some of the short-term benefits I've found since my hiatus.
- Exercising self-control
- better lung capacity
- getting rid of the smell that sticks to your clothes
- no nic-shits
- less nausea
- better appetite
- far less frequent cravings
In short, you don't have to give up going outdoors to chat with your smoking friends, but you can find autonomy in choosing your battles wisely—Or not, its really up to you.
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