b.atenglh

Architecture student at Georgia Institute of Technology investigating dystopian literature. I am reading The Word for World is Forest along with other novels.

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@heyheyhail hm, not in the form of technology/gadgets, but maybe in the form of changing our attitude towards the environment #1102dystopia

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@DrFitzPhD @TrevWorthy raised an interesting point about effects of nature and if it's the same everywhere or varies by region #1102dystopia

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@DrFitzPhD I think media assumes young people have a short attention span and would prefer simplicity over complexity. #1102dystopia

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T100: wells didn't hesitate to save bellamy's life, but Bellamy hesitated to save Clarke's. #1102dystopia

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T100: Can't tell if that footprint was real or not. Possible foreshadowing? #1102dystopia

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T100: I wonder how many people inhabit the ark? And where did they come from? #1102dystopia

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T100: Nuclear apocalypse, but they don't have Geiger counters to determine radioactivity and survivability on earth?
#1102dystopia

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@DrFitzPhD undermines the idea that endless consumption and exploitation of resources is either good or sustainable #1102dystopia

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SB: is the use of sail-powered ships as an advanced form of technology Bacigalupi's environmental critique? #1102dystopia

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SB: Interesting to see how Nailer fiercely protects his father even though he is abusive and sedentary #1102dystopia

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SB: setting reminds me of the hunger games: advanced technology alongside archaic cultures. #1102dystopia

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@DrFitzPhD 1999:"let's deregulate the finance market!"
*repeals glass-steagall*
2008:"guys, why we in massive financial crisis"#1102dystopia

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Huh. River actually looks calm and normal. #1102dystopia

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Training house reminds me of the Hanging Monastery in Yugang, China. #1102dystopia

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So River is an example of Pavlov's experiment put to the extreme. #1102dystopia

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Pretty awkward movie so far. Like Robin Hood, but thousand years in the sky. #1102dystopia

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River and her brother have distinctive accents compared to the captain. #1102dystopia

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Serenity: Escape scene reminds me of Star Wars #1102dystopia

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@DrFitzPhD marketing might make readers sympathize with factions in the book even if they might be "bad guys" #1102dystopia

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Capitol propaganda also physically embodies the enemy so that everyone has a similar notion of what the "bad guys" look like #1102dystopia