Blindsight changed my worldview in ways that are near impossible to articulate, and not for lack of trying on my part. At the very least it’s led to years of fascination with fiction which digs into questions about consciousness and being-hood, especially those that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
More recently his Sunflowers series has been interesting. tl;dr, what if instead of writing a story which makes use of ancient stargates as a plot device, we write a story about the crew which built the stargates, traveling around the galaxy at sublight speed on a craft - term used loosely - with built-in anti-mutiny mechanisms?
Also I enjoyed his short story The Things, classic Watts. CW: rape mention.
I’ll check out Sunflowers! I agree Blindsight was really philosophically engaging. I should add it to my re-read pile since I’ve been reading a lot about being lately
Ohh now that’s a challenge, totalitarian is usually the go to move.
What’s your favorite Watts novel? I think I’ve only read Blindsight (dark but intriguing).
Blindsight changed my worldview in ways that are near impossible to articulate, and not for lack of trying on my part. At the very least it’s led to years of fascination with fiction which digs into questions about consciousness and being-hood, especially those that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
More recently his Sunflowers series has been interesting. tl;dr, what if instead of writing a story which makes use of ancient stargates as a plot device, we write a story about the crew which built the stargates, traveling around the galaxy at sublight speed on a craft - term used loosely - with built-in anti-mutiny mechanisms?
Also I enjoyed his short story The Things, classic Watts. CW: rape mention.
I’ll check out Sunflowers! I agree Blindsight was really philosophically engaging. I should add it to my re-read pile since I’ve been reading a lot about being lately