I’m a fan of some of the “helpful” authors like Iain Banks. Which Taylor are you referring to? The Strugatsky brothers are new to me. Which of their books do you recommend?
Fiction can be consumed in an unhealthy way, but it doesn’t have to be unhealthy. The same is true of news, cookies, and drugs. I’ve mostly kicked news, but I still enjoy occasional morsels of the others. I gotta have some fun.
“Of things you care about” is a good way to pose the question. I avoid general news sources like the 6pm TV news, newspapers, and web news aggregators. Most of that seems to be about short term political maneuvers or disaster porn, which I don’t care about. Occasionally a friend mentions an event that interests me and then I catch up with a quick web search.
I follow podcasts, RSS feeds, and YouTube channels for topics I care about like science, economics, and general fun like LessWrong.
Strugatsky brothers are the Heinlein and Banks of the USSR, and their works often incorporate rational and philosophical tropes. But I don’t know if the English translations are good (I’ve read them in Russian—my native tongue).
I’m a fan of some of the “helpful” authors like Iain Banks. Which Taylor are you referring to? The Strugatsky brothers are new to me. Which of their books do you recommend?
Fiction can be consumed in an unhealthy way, but it doesn’t have to be unhealthy. The same is true of news, cookies, and drugs. I’ve mostly kicked news, but I still enjoy occasional morsels of the others. I gotta have some fun.
How do you stay informed*?
*Of things you care about.
“Of things you care about” is a good way to pose the question. I avoid general news sources like the 6pm TV news, newspapers, and web news aggregators. Most of that seems to be about short term political maneuvers or disaster porn, which I don’t care about. Occasionally a friend mentions an event that interests me and then I catch up with a quick web search.
I follow podcasts, RSS feeds, and YouTube channels for topics I care about like science, economics, and general fun like LessWrong.
Dennis E. Taylor. I love “We are Legion”, especially the audiobook. The sequels are good too.
IMHO these are excellent:
Space Mowgli
Roadside Picnic
Beetle in the Anthill
The Doomed City
The Kid from Hell
Noon: 22nd Century
Strugatsky brothers are the Heinlein and Banks of the USSR, and their works often incorporate rational and philosophical tropes. But I don’t know if the English translations are good (I’ve read them in Russian—my native tongue).