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Existential dread? It can be a pretty exciting feeling. I like how the Kurtzgesagt educational channel on YouTube has it permeate their cosmology/astronomy vide

Existential dread? It can be a pretty exciting feeling. I like how the Kurtzgesagt educational channel on YouTube has it permeate their cosmology/astronomy videos. They even addressed it explicitly in their "nihilistic optimism" video.

kadoban 5y ago
If you like that feeling, read Stephen Baxter's work. Existential dread is the main character in a lot of it, it's quite something. The Xeelee Sequence especially comes to mind.
- krastanov 5y ago
  My go to is works by Greg Egan (e.g. Diaspora and Schild's Ladder and Permutation City). Thanks for the suggestion, I will check out Baxter.
  - kadoban 5y ago
    Always glad to share. I'll check out Greg Egan, I've heard the name a bunch of times but never actually got to his work yet.
    - arrow7000 5y ago
      He is my all time favourite science fiction author. If it's existential dread you're after he delivers it in spades.