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aiedrionio
17d ago
Ah, yes, the ending where the invincible Superman uses his gigabrain to singlehandedly save humanity, end death itself, get the girl (and turn her into an immortal magical unicorn princess (yes, really, this story is dumb)), vanquish a doze
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aiedrionio
18d ago
Does Yudkowsky spill more ink on condemning Draco's hatred and violence or on making fun of Hermione Granger's feminism? Voldemort is treated as an ultimately worthy adversary, while Ron is a joke and Hermione is a pet handed powe
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aiedrionio
18d ago
What is there in the story that indicates this judgment is wrong? Ron does not appear in the story again, while by the end Harry is an immortal superbeing. His arrogance is never once punished. You can be a sexually predatory sociopath and
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aiedrionio
18d ago
They are introduced as insane , not snotty. Nearly the first thing Draco says is that he plans to rape Hermione and our Hero uses his Agency to do exactly nothing about it. (It is hard to exaggerate how bizarre this story is to people who
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aiedrionio
18d ago
I don't think Harry Potter fans would look kindly on their favorite story being treated with such contempt. Remember that within about three sentences of introducing Ron Weasley our hero finds him guilty of the heinous crime of enjoyin
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aiedrionio
18d ago
You don't think it's relevant that people who wield such immense power are literally in bed with each other?
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18d ago
It's terrible as a work of literature. It has many, many, many flaws, but the most serious is that it's boooooring . Hundreds upon hundreds of pages go by with nothing happening except creepy children preaching at each other. I