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[??] The Dusty Hat, by China Mieville
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Author: u/PeridexisErrant put aside fear for courage, and death for life*
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Score: 4
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Created: 2015-08-02T13:40:28
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u/PeridexisErrant [+1] put aside fear for courage, and death for life (3 minutes later)
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[??]because I have no idea what this is. Transhumanism? Political satire, allegory? Commentary on modern political capitalism? Geology?Whatever it is, it's probably related to The Limits of Utopia (nonfiction) and I thought /r/rational would be interested in another Mieville story.
u/FeepingCreature [+1] GCV Literally The Entire Culture (3 hours later)
This is like... you know how some religions believe that there's spirit in everything, that animals are conscious and trees are conscious and rocks are conscious. Mind suffusing every level and every aspect of existence.
This is usually taken as a thing of beauty. But realistically, that's a romanticized view of how mind behaves.
u/Chronophilia [+1] sci-fi ≠ futurology (11 hours later)
This is probably bothering me more than really necessary, but you don't have to tag posts if there aren't any tags that naturally fit.
u/PL_TOC [+1] (2 hours later)
Try tagging based on the purpose of your post. Why did you share this piece?
u/FeepingCreature [+1] GCV Literally The Entire Culture (3 hours later)
glass struggle
He enjoyed that one far too much.
That said, wow. Intense setting.