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Comment on Starfish by Peter Watts (1999)

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I should read his long form stuff, I don't do anywhere near enough long form reading these days. I read "Malak" in Engineering Infinity years ago and it's very good indeed.

Blindsight and Starfish are both awesome.

Blindsight in particular will also blow your mind.

It'd say Starfish is a great read but it doesn't quite get to mind blowing.

They will, however, drain your trust in humanity to deeply negative levels.

Years ago I read the entirety of Starfish on the gloriously Geocities-ass website linked here, and I highly recommend it. Even as someone who has a hard time keeping focus, it sucked me in.

blindsight is really something

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