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Posted by eamag 19 hours ago

Accelerando (2005)(www.antipope.org)
272 points | 154 commentspage 4
lbrito 16 hours ago|
Tried it because of Goodreads recommendations, couldn't get past the first 30 pages or so. First book ever I rage quitted. The main character is so unlikeable and the weird sex stuff was too repulsive.
amanaplanacanal 15 hours ago||
It's been so long since I've read it, I don't even remember weird sex stuff. Time for a re-read I guess
subscribed 11 hours ago||
"weird" sex stuff is just a mild femdom. Totally side thing, IMO just a vehicle to add a layer of ambiguity to the MC.
perennate 1 hour ago||
The end of Chapter 1 is a rape scene, I wouldn't call it "mild". I imagine it can be difficult to read for many people.
TFNA 13 hours ago||
Isn’t the weird sex stuff just another example of how prescient the novel was? Within just a few years after its publication we got Tumblr.
ktallett 19 hours ago||
Is this a post because of the fact it was released under CC or for a different reason?
stoneman24 18 hours ago|
Not sure but one section of the book relates to the establishment of a polity where compute was the underpinnings of the society.

Given the current build out of compute in the real world, there is discussion / speculation about the effects of the rush to an economy heavily based on AI and the costs / benefits of that end state society.

If AI isn’t an bubble based on grift and hype that fizzles out

senectus1 18 hours ago||
one of my all time fav sci-fi novels.
field_reader 1 hour ago||
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jmacc93 9 hours ago|
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