I ordered Simulacra and Simulation a few days ago, because I've never actually read it *braces self*, so I will be annoying those of you who have already read it as and when I've read it.That is all.
Look forward to it, ya no Simulacra and Simulation readin' mofo.
I feel so inadequate in this thread. I just read a book about a boy in a boat with a tiger (although, in the end, it was much much more than just that) while you guys are reading Simulacra and Simulation and Nietzsche.
At least I knew who Nietzsche was without having to Google him. That counts for something, right?
But I did have to google how to spell inadequate.
PBlade wrote:I ordered Simulacra and Simulation a few days ago, because I've never actually read it *braces self*, so I will be annoying those of you who have already read it as and when I've read it.That is all.Look forward to it, ya no Simulacra and Simulation readin' mofo.
exsuscito wrote:PBlade wrote:I ordered Simulacra and Simulation a few days ago, because I've never actually read it *braces self*, so I will be annoying those of you who have already read it as and when I've read it.That is all.Look forward to it, ya no Simulacra and Simulation readin' mofo. Indeed, as will I.I think one of the most fascinating things about this book is that you can find a little of all the orgs' perspectives and philosophies as Ex and I have talked about at a ridiculous time of the morning(for me at least), this morning.
I almost felt guilty, as I'm sure at one point you forgot you were in the middle of a conversation and dozed off . Either that or my skills as a conversationalist are as honed as my abilities in the field of nuclear physics. .
S & S - read, and converse.
I almost felt guilty, as I'm sure at one point you forgot you were in the middle of a conversation and dozed off " />. Either that or my skills as a conversationalist are as honed as my abilities in the field of nuclear physics. " />.S & S - read, and converse.
I almost felt guilty, as I'm sure at one point you forgot you were in the middle of a conversation and dozed off " />. Either that or my skills as a conversationalist are as honed as my abilities in the field of nuclear physics. " />.
I feel so inadequate in this thread. I just read a book about a boy in a boat with a tiger (although, in the end, it was much much more than just that) while you guys are reading Simulacra and Simulation and Nietzsche.At least I knew who Nietzsche was without having to Google him. That counts for something, right?But I did have to google how to spell inadequate.
(Relevant necro, so release that locking trigger.)
Nothing like getting all stocked up and shiny, once again:
I'm continually amazed by how relevant, and almost prophetic '1984' is.
Just one example:
'In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening...They simply swallowed everything...'
Stunning.
