There are several Less Wrongish themes in this arc: Many Worlds, ending suffering via technology, rationality:
″...a highlight of the first half of this first year will be the redemption of Lex Luthor – in a forty-page story, set in one room, with just the two of them talking, and Superman using logic to convince Luthor to turn his talents towards good...”
The effect Andrew’s text had on me reminded me of how excited I was when I first had read Alan Moore’s famous Twilight of the Superheroes. (I’m not sure about how well “Twilight” stands the test of time but see Google or Wikipedia for links to the complete Moore proposal.)
You’re welcome, Andrew! I thought about forwarding your proposal to David Pearce, too. Maybe it’s just my overactive imagination but your ideas about Superman appear to be connectable with his agenda!
Since your proposal is influenced by Grant Morrison’s work, I remember that there’ll be soon a book by Morrison, titled Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero. I’m sure it will contain its share of esotericisms; on the other hand, as he’s shown several times—recently with All Star Superman—Morrison seems comfortable with transhumanist ideas. (But then, transhumanism is also a sort of esotericism, at least in the view of its detractors.)
(And it’s not surprising it came out rather LessWrongy—the paper I’d coauthored (mentioned in the first paragraph) is about applying algorithmic complexity and Bayes’ theorem to policies with regard to alternative health...)
I enjoyed this proposal for a 24-issue Superman run: http://andrewhickey.info/2010/02/09/pop-drama-superman/
There are several Less Wrongish themes in this arc: Many Worlds, ending suffering via technology, rationality:
″...a highlight of the first half of this first year will be the redemption of Lex Luthor – in a forty-page story, set in one room, with just the two of them talking, and Superman using logic to convince Luthor to turn his talents towards good...”
The effect Andrew’s text had on me reminded me of how excited I was when I first had read Alan Moore’s famous Twilight of the Superheroes. (I’m not sure about how well “Twilight” stands the test of time but see Google or Wikipedia for links to the complete Moore proposal.)
Wow, thanks. And here was me thinking the only thing I had in common with Moore was an enormous beard...
(For those who don’t read comics, a comparison with Moore’s work is like comparing someone with Bach in music or Orson Welles in film).
Odd to see myself linked on a site I actually read...
You’re welcome, Andrew! I thought about forwarding your proposal to David Pearce, too. Maybe it’s just my overactive imagination but your ideas about Superman appear to be connectable with his agenda!
Since your proposal is influenced by Grant Morrison’s work, I remember that there’ll be soon a book by Morrison, titled Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero. I’m sure it will contain its share of esotericisms; on the other hand, as he’s shown several times—recently with All Star Superman—Morrison seems comfortable with transhumanist ideas. (But then, transhumanism is also a sort of esotericism, at least in the view of its detractors.)
Btw, I had to smile when I read PJ Eby’s Everything I Needed To Know About Life, I Learned From Supervillains.
(And it’s not surprising it came out rather LessWrongy—the paper I’d coauthored (mentioned in the first paragraph) is about applying algorithmic complexity and Bayes’ theorem to policies with regard to alternative health...)