Caledonian, this post also reminded me of that part of “The Planck Dive.” But we should distinguish between the archetypal myths Sachio derides and human stories in general. I should think that Greg Egan’s works still count as “human stories,” even if they’re not always about humans exactly. The characters are still lovable, comprehensible—I should say social. That there’s physics doesn’t eliminate the (trans)human element.
Caledonian, this post also reminded me of that part of “The Planck Dive.” But we should distinguish between the archetypal myths Sachio derides and human stories in general. I should think that Greg Egan’s works still count as “human stories,” even if they’re not always about humans exactly. The characters are still lovable, comprehensible—I should say social. That there’s physics doesn’t eliminate the (trans)human element.