This series of books also clearly influenced Elon Musk, in particular the style with which he names his recovery boats:
Just Read the Instructions (II) (JRTI)
A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) &
Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
The ship names are the best part of those books
]]>any thoughts? are holographic societies "the culture"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture
and a quote I read in some unrelated book (paraphrasing) "sometimes fiction is the best way to tell the truth"
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