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William Gibson put it nicely: every time one of these things happens, the job of sci-fi writers gets harder. And now Psychedlic Warlord of the Cult of Dead Cow
by Bartweiss 7y ago
William Gibson put it nicely: every time one of these things happens, the job of sci-fi writers gets harder.
And now Psychedlic Warlord of the Cult of Dead Cow is running for President - but people are worried he's too mainstream and boring to elect. No wonder Gibson is writing recent-past stories these days.
- checktheorder 7y ago>And now Psychedlic Warlord of the Cult of Dead Cow is running for President Me, two minutes ago: "Oh, I bet he's some oddball fringe candidate who'll never get any press attention." Me, after a quick google search: "Oh my god."
- Bartweiss 7y agoRight? Thirty years ago, Bill Clinton smoking pot was still a major moral question and Beto was a teenager writing weird short stories on forums. Now he's a bland mainstream candidate, his drugs-and-crime teen handle was about a three-day news story, and a former federal prosecutor candidate is making up stories about smoking pot to sound cool. "This makes my job harder" indeed...