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Iain M Banks' Culture novel, Surface Detail, also deals with the idea of eternal digital heavens and hells. Many of them are run by corporations. Some civiliza
by satori99 9y ago
Iain M Banks' Culture novel, Surface Detail, also deals with the idea of eternal digital heavens and hells.
Many of them are run by corporations. Some civilizations even send young sinners on day trips to hell to keep them on the 'right' path.
Scary stuff.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Detail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Detail
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