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I read the article, hoping he had published new work. Alas, no. Why! You can’t just write several of the best sci-fi work in this century and just stop. That’s

I read the article, hoping he had published new work. Alas, no. Why! You can’t just write several of the best sci-fi work in this century and just stop. That’s unfair. Can we have one more short story please.

7thaccount 2y ago
The short stories are what I live for. It's all about the idea and doesn't overdo it.
slowmovintarget 2y ago
For Ted it seems to depend on whether he has something to figure out or not. Perhaps he doesn't at the moment.
- tetrisgm 2y ago
  He doesn’t seem to do social media. We need to find a way to send him logical conundrums :)
  - namaria 2y ago
    Maybe something like Confuse-a-Cat but for writers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzi3k7K0lFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzi3k7K0lFA
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    - tetrisgm 2y ago
      Here is what I got! What if solving a mathematical proof could alter your understanding of reality, but you could never remember how or why? What if physical objects absorbed and radiated the emotions of their owners, and you uncovered one that made you feel nothing at all? What if you found a hole in the ground that made distance meaningless—how would it reshape your sense of place and connection? What if the wind could rewrite your language by taking certain words away—how would it change the way you think and communicate? What if phantom limbs weren’t imaginary, but visible in reflections—what would that mean for our understanding of the body and mind? What if art could implant vivid false memories of things you’ve never experienced—how would it shape your identity and trust in reality? What if time itself moved faster or slower depending on whether you were being observed—how would that affect relationships and power dynamics? What if you could taste the intentions behind food—would you still be able to enjoy a meal, or would eating become an ethical crisis? What if an artifact could give everyone the same vivid memory of being someone else—how would it change how we perceive individuality and shared experience? What if the sounds people emitted reflected their truest selves, and someone was born completely silent—what would silence reveal? What if a forest mirrored human thoughts and emotions through its growth—what would it teach us about ourselves and our impact on nature? What if you discovered that your inner monologue wasn’t uniquely yours, but shared verbatim with others—what would it mean for your sense of self? What if the moon were slowly losing its detail, like a drawing being erased—how would it affect humanity’s imagination and sense of permanence? What if the landscape around you rearranged itself to mirror the emotions of those nearby—how would it influence human behavior and interaction? What if a newborn’s cries could manipulate distant radio signals to broadcast universal truths—what would those messages tell us, and who would listen?

7thaccount 2y ago

The short stories are what I live for. It's all about the idea and doesn't overdo it.

slowmovintarget 2y ago

For Ted it seems to depend on whether he has something to figure out or not. Perhaps he doesn't at the moment.

tetrisgm 2y ago
He doesn’t seem to do social media. We need to find a way to send him logical conundrums :)
- namaria 2y ago
  Maybe something like Confuse-a-Cat but for writers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzi3k7K0lFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzi3k7K0lFA
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  - tetrisgm 2y ago
    Here is what I got! What if solving a mathematical proof could alter your understanding of reality, but you could never remember how or why? What if physical objects absorbed and radiated the emotions of their owners, and you uncovered one that made you feel nothing at all? What if you found a hole in the ground that made distance meaningless—how would it reshape your sense of place and connection? What if the wind could rewrite your language by taking certain words away—how would it change the way you think and communicate? What if phantom limbs weren’t imaginary, but visible in reflections—what would that mean for our understanding of the body and mind? What if art could implant vivid false memories of things you’ve never experienced—how would it shape your identity and trust in reality? What if time itself moved faster or slower depending on whether you were being observed—how would that affect relationships and power dynamics? What if you could taste the intentions behind food—would you still be able to enjoy a meal, or would eating become an ethical crisis? What if an artifact could give everyone the same vivid memory of being someone else—how would it change how we perceive individuality and shared experience? What if the sounds people emitted reflected their truest selves, and someone was born completely silent—what would silence reveal? What if a forest mirrored human thoughts and emotions through its growth—what would it teach us about ourselves and our impact on nature? What if you discovered that your inner monologue wasn’t uniquely yours, but shared verbatim with others—what would it mean for your sense of self? What if the moon were slowly losing its detail, like a drawing being erased—how would it affect humanity’s imagination and sense of permanence? What if the landscape around you rearranged itself to mirror the emotions of those nearby—how would it influence human behavior and interaction? What if a newborn’s cries could manipulate distant radio signals to broadcast universal truths—what would those messages tell us, and who would listen?