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pluralistic, 23 hours ago to random

As a science fiction writer, I find it weird that some sf tropes - like space colonization - have become culture-war touchstones. You know, that whole "we were promised jetpacks" thing.

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aram, 1 day ago to music

🚨 #Music #Lawsuit alert

TLDR: Now that #Spotify offers audiobooks, they're only paying songwriters based on 50% of their revenue, even though music is still the main offering (and probably the majority of listener hours). So a collective representing composers' rights is suing.

Here's the complaint:
https://www.themlc.com/hubfs/Complaint - MLC-Spotify (2024.05.16).pdf

aram, 1 day ago to random

Imagine there's no countries

https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth