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Space Odyssey(s)

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Space opera: epic destiny, cosmic technology, and the quiet suspicion that none of this was strictly necessary.

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  • Space Odyssey(s) 🔊
    Space opera: epic destiny, cosmic technology, and the quiet suspicion that none of this was strictly necessary.
    • is_parent Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (1917 - 2008) ·
      Geostationary satellites. O'Neill cylinders. Space elevators. AIs embedded in black monoliths. Stargates. Ga-Lactic intelligence.
    • is_parent Vonnegut, Adams, Futurama & co. ·
      “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.”(quote from Kurt Vonnegut's "Sirens of Titan")
    • is_parent Zones of Thought 🔒 ·
      Vernor Vinge (1944-2024): Mathematician–SF author who reshaped how we imagine posthuman futures. Popularized the Technological Singularity: intelligence g
    • is_parent 'The Culture' series (Iain Banks) 🔒 ·
      Culture: post-scarcity civilization with no money, no states, no coercion.Freedom is radical: bodies, gender, lifespan, identity are mutable.Humans coexist wit