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I don't think I've read Manna in about 20 years now, it was a gem to stumble across in the early 00s. Now that I live in Australia, unfortunately I don't think
by Nursie 3mo ago
I don't think I've read Manna in about 20 years now, it was a gem to stumble across in the early 00s.
Now that I live in Australia, unfortunately I don't think that utopia will happen here when we have idiot politicians making up bullshit science off the cuff to justify rolling over and begging for AI datacentres - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/australia-politician-claims-northern-territory-water-could-flip-earths-magnetic-poles https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/austr...
I mean seriously, wow.
- Terr_ 3mo agoI assumed that the author's Australia choice was not so much about politics but about the geographical mood, so that the Slightly-Better-Promise(d) Land could plausibly be an autarky with natural borders.
- Nursie 3mo agoYeah I'm sure you're right, it's just used as a "Meanwhile, somewhere with a different take on how this could all play out...." TBH I was just looking for an excuse to share that link because the stupidity on display there has blown my mind.