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Becky Chambers (sfss.space)
submitted 3 months ago by Zoomba669@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

Have u read her books? I am right now & im absolutely amazed, so i contacted her agent: i wanna interview her for my small SF blog:

https://sfss.space/

If u love her & have good questions to ask her, please answer in the comments.

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[-] Camille@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

I have read the first book of the Wayfarer series and I am at the 1/4 of the second book. I don't have questions but I do love her writings. The story is interesting, the writing is clearly and it feels good and relaxing to read her stories in our mad and depressing world. All I'd want to say is "thank you so much"

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah! 100% agreed.

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Man, i hope she accepts the itw.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago

I wonder if she plans to get back into writing "real" Sci-fi some more. The Monk and Robot series is nice, but IMHO the Wayfarer series was better. Maybe something based on earth in the not that far far future would be cool as well?

My favorite book of hers is "Record of a Spaceborn Few" 👍

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Well rn im reading The Monk and Robot series. Im an anxious guy and it appeases me. Idc if its not real SF.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

It is not a bad series by all means, but imagine the robot being a golem and nothing else changed... it really is more of a fantasy book IMHO.

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

True. But i really dont care. I care about good books. I have GAD - general anxiety disorders - and during 20 years, i treated it alone with heroin, crack, weird russian meds etc.

Now im sober, i do a lot of sport, méditation & cold showers.

And rn im reading this book, and it feels like natural valium to me: that's amazing! Thank God for that.

I love Peter Watts, but damn, reading him at night is a whole différent expérience. Same for PKD & Lovecraft.

[-] OctoLumia@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 months ago

Did she have some particular inspiration for her monk and robot tale ? Also concerning the "no money system" in this story, did she get her inspiration from real systems or economical theories ?

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Excellent questions, TY!

[-] BeatL@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Here are some questions i would ask her.

"The political and communities environments your personnages evolve are so diverses and so well though. Where do you find such inspiration? especially for the most positive ones ?"

"Do you realise that the hope that you give empower peoples and make them seek and do positive things ?"

"How can we, as a community, help you ?"

"what is your favorite (hot) drink ?"

"what would be the best question for interviewing you ? What do you want to point out ?"

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago
[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I feel the need to share this vid' with her. The man's definitely right. Nobody succesfully refuted him during many decades.

Hayek on Socialism

https://youtu.be/CNbYdbf3EEc?is=OisFM81g5k3ApqLJ

And i mean, he desired to be a socialist.

PLUS

Send this to ur libertarian buddies to see how they react:

F. A. Hayek on social insurance

https://pnhp.org/news/f-a-hayek-on-social-insurance/

Here again, im with Hayek.

But libertarians aren't open minded.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago

Hijacking your own thread is new, I give you that 🤷

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Ah. A new thing right?

Well its how i usually proceed.

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Permanent hijacking was the only way to connect w/ Adedapo.

https://sfss.space/interview-adedapo-adeniyi

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I feel the need to share this vid' with her.

Do i?

Im not brainwashed neither close-minded. The group that have my political views, there is only myself in it lol).

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I think Becky's political/economical ideas are possible in very small communities. Just like communism & anarco-capitalism lol.

[-] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

yeah, except for the larger communities where it did and does still work, such as the zapatistas, rojava or catalonia. i think the issue is much less scalability and more propaganda and repressions against more egalitarian systems.

[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago
[-] Zoomba669@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Didn't know about that. Im pretty surprisef tbh. Will read about it, TY.

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