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Foundation vs Dune (media.kbin.social)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Peter Watts: We're already deep in some bleak dystopian hellhole which isn't even imperialist. We tried to bring salvation via transhumanism and utilitarianism, but that shit backfired like nothing else ever has. All humans died and vampires (that humans created because why the hell not?) took over.

Oh, there are some alien eldritch horrors lurking in the fringes of the solar system. They present a threat even for the vamps.

Pellegrino & Zebrowski: The story, taking place in some deep dystopian hellhole trying to bring salvation, begins with alien eldritch horrors wiping out 99.99% of humans with r-bombs.

And then it gets worse.