## Introducing Unsong [RT]

* Author: u/jplewicke *
* URL: http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/12/30/introducing-unsong/
* Score: 39

* Created: 2015-12-31T03:28:37

### Post:

[Link to content](http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/12/30/introducing-unsong/)

### Comments:

> **u/alexanderwales** [+14]  *Time flies like an arrow* (2 hours later)
> 
> I'm very interested in reading more of Scott's writing (this immediately got added to my RSS reader) but I'm a little iffy on the premise.

>> **u/Aretii** [+2]  *Cultist of Cthugha* (8 hours later)
>> 
>> I'll admit that I personally feel Ted Chiang has mined out the [](#s ""literal celestial sphere" idea, between "Tower of Babylon" and "Exhalation,"") but I'd love to be proved wrong.

>>> **u/Kawoomba** [+16]  (12 hours later)
>>> 
>>> "We choose this literary setting not because it is easy, but because it is hard."

>>> **u/dalitt** [+2]  (14 hours later)
>>> 
>>> I think plenty remains to do -- both of Chiang's stories are about [](#s "the mechanics of a 'literal celestial sphere'") but there's plenty to say about the social effects of finding out that you live in one.

> **u/None** [+11]  (13 minutes later)
> 
> >Everyone has been so kind and encouraging about my short stories that I’m ready to try writing some longer fiction. 
> 
> About damn time.

>> **u/Darth_Hobbes** [+4]  *Ankh-Morpork Guild of Assassins* (16 hours later)
>> 
>> Agreed! Scott's past stuff is up with with Yudkowsky's best, so I'm as hyped for this as I'd be for PBDATB.

> **u/brandalizing** [+1]  *Reserve Pigeon Army* (8 hours later)
> 
> For sure going to be keeping up with this. Can't wait to see where it goes.

> **u/None** [+1]  (3 days later)
> 
> As much as I enjoyed the premise... I *really* enjoyed the OMENs. I giggled more and more at each one.

> **u/None** [-4]  (2 days later)
> 
> I only hope it won't be filled with paranoid reactionary crap, like Scott's blog posts.

>> **u/VorpalAuroch** [+1]  *Life before Death* (3 days later)
>> 
>> Name three examples of Scott's "paranoid reactionary crap", please.

>>> **u/None** [+0]  (4 days later)
>>> 
>>> I'm not gonna get bothered looking for specific posts, but it's hard to call saying that calling a conservative movement racist also means you're a potential murderer, or believing the ess-jay-double-yoos are infiltrating geek culture to make fun of twue nerds, anything else than paranoid reactionary crap.

>>>> **u/VorpalAuroch** [+1]  *Life before Death* (5 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> If you cannot produce three specific examples, then we have no reason to believe you're not just bullshitting and taking shit out of context.
>>>> 
>>>> Which, from what you said, you do appear to be.

>>>>> **u/None** [+0]  (5 days later)
>>>>> 
>>>>> lol fine, i could get you specific quotes but you're too conceited to make me want to talk to you, bye

>>>>>> **u/VorpalAuroch** [+1]  *Life before Death* (5 days later)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Put up or shut up, punk.

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