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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
Cornellbox@a2mi.social ("Philip Proefrock, architect") wrote:
At the time, I thought Vernor Vinge was an idiot when I hit that part of Rainbows End, because it was so blatantly, flagrantly idiotic. Even as metaphor, it was just ludicrously ham fisted and stupid.
And yet, here we are, in the year 2026, and some fresh batch of nexus tormenting techbros are "inventing" that very idiocy.
That kind of behavior is what fully engages my misanthropy. And I owe Vernor Vinge a full apology.