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Will R Thomson's avatar

I'm fascinated already. good grasp on reality, value. hmm.

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Michael B. Allen's avatar

A great reminder that we all need now and again (particularly if you’ve been hit with a bad case of main character syndrome).

If I may add….For those who read this and come away depressed (and no doubt there will be a few), you can take comfort in the fact that “the machine” itself, as the author puts it, is also a very temporary blip in the grand scheme of Earth’s history. Earth got on just fine before our current system, and will doubtless keep chugging along after it’s gone (no way the current Homo sapiens led status quo is making it another billion years, don’t make me laugh).

And NONE of it was inevitable either (something I personally wanted the author to touch on).

You are not special…but rejoice. Neither is the machine. Perhaps this knowledge might inspire more action taking, one can at least hope.

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