Read moreThat, Iain said, was how he’d envisaged the Culture coming about. Conflicts of interest between classes and other groups there would be, but the sheer availability of information and computing power would arm the majority with facts and arguments that would enable them to prove, as well as enforce, their claims. The consequent advance in consciousness would allow the opportunities offered by automation and abundance to be grasped, first in imagination then in reality, and make opposition to their realisation irrational, futile, and weak.
ontological warfare
“The trick, Will Scarlet, is not minding being beaten by everyone you recruit as you form a team.”
Just endured commercials to watch this. Some random thoughts:
* Merry ole England is the principal example of Uchronia, so nice example of that here.
* see also: Noblesse Oblige. Robin protects the little people from the Usurper until the return of the Good King.
* ergo it’s a tale of Counter Revolution, preemptive variant. Much talk of the people being free… without escaping the bounds of Feudalism.
* thus it’s a rebellious folk tale that only strengthens the defense of the Empire. Or: ontological warfare
* Marion something Privilege something Renaissance something Troubadours something French Viking Power
* folks who put on tights today and stand up for what’s right are Real Life Superheros (aka Reals).
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The Committee to Nuke Elysium 