Russell Mcbride
286 posts


Project Hail Mary writer Andy Weir on social commentary in books:
"I dislike social commentary. Like… I really hate it. When I’m reading a book, I just want to be entertained, not preached at by the author. Plus, it ruins the wonder of the story if I know the author has a political or social axe to grind. I no longer speculate about all possible outcomes of the story because I know for a fact that the universe of that book will conspire to ensure that the author’s political agenda is validated. I hate that."
"I put no politics or social commentary into my stories at all. Anyone who thinks they see something like that is reading it in on their own. I have no point to make, and I’m not trying to affect the reader’s opinion on anything. My sole job is to entertain, and I stick to that."
"To that end, I also don’t talk about my personal political opinions publicly. I don’t want readers to even know, honestly. I don’t want that in the back of their minds as they read my stuff."
Is this why he has the #1 sci-fi movie in decades?


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My cousin Dietrich is one of the best paid engineers in Germany
He makes €41,000 a year before tax
Last week he got an offer from a big tech company in the US that would net him $350,000
"Are you going to take it?" I asked him
"It's a good offer, but I would actually earn less than now"
He is right. In Europe, he makes €41,000 and gets:
- Free healthcare
- Strong privacy protections
- Diversity
- Pension benefits
If you count this in, it's much more than $350,000
European salaries are the highest in the world if you adjust for quality of life
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@SenSanders Someone needs to tell him it’s too late. The genie is already out of the bottle.
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@stevenmarkryan @elonmusk @grok I think Grok should stop sitting on the fence and tell us what you really means😂😂
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JUST WONDERING HOW MOMS are supposed to work 9-5, drop the kids off at school at 8 AM, pick them up by 3 PM, stay on top of school activities, meal prep, cook dinner, keep the house clean, do the laundry, run the kids to extracurricular activities, climb the corporate ladder, save sick days for when the kids are sick, be a good friend, daughter, and partner, all while trying to take care of their own body and mental health…
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@WayneSmithUK71 Is this another parody account?
Cause what you write is all very funny and one might say a bit deluded
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Keir Starmer has done more for working people in 18 months than the tories did in 14 years. That's why the rightwing media including prominent BBC 'journalists' are trying to destroy him #C4News
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@Patrici89225734 He needs to go and his whole party needs to go there a disgrace to the country
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@GoldenAgeUnfold He’s the worst of all time now he’s puppet Masters resigned he’s gonna pull his strings
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