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Diaspora by Greg Egan. No other book has caused such a seismic shift in how I think about consciousness, personhood, continuity of self, the enormity of the uni
by delecti 2y ago
Diaspora by Greg Egan. No other book has caused such a seismic shift in how I think about consciousness, personhood, continuity of self, the enormity of the universe, and practicalities of galactic timescales. It also triggered quite a few existential crises (which nearly goes without saying, given all that).
- hannofcart 2y agoReading this right now. I resonate with everything said in the comment above.
- b5 2y agoGreat choice. There’s so much to love in that book.
- mrexroad 2y agoCame here to say this. I finally read it last year for first time and was delighted. It has aged rather gracefully as well.
- edanm 2y agoA great book. I personally prefer Permutation City - for similar reasons. I don't think a book has quite affected my thoughts on what consciousness means quite as much as that book, and it's very interesting to boot.