alex
@alexcj.bsky.social
Aspiring amateur: lots of words (fiction, criticism, and “other”), dabbler in art and game design, web site haver
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Good read! I immediately thought of this new book Utopia, about how writers in the Utopia genre inspired and became directly involved in The French Revolution - (I haven’t read it yet, alas)
Utopia
Until the Age of Enlightenment, utopia was a popular literary genre, but without concrete political effects. However, in the decades leading up to 1789, its status gradually changed from an entertaini...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Good read! I immediately thought of this new book Utopia, about how writers in the Utopia genre inspired and became directly involved in The French Revolution - (I haven’t read it yet, alas)
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i'm tired of forecasting what other people will do, what the general public will do or think out of a need to be like some kind of smart commentator who knows the score as a way to distract from developing any coherent sense of values or principles yourself.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
i'm tired of forecasting what other people will do, what the general public will do or think out of a need to be like some kind of smart commentator who knows the score as a way to distract from developing any coherent sense of values or principles yourself.