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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by walleeee on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:39PM (#23156056)
With respect, if your takeaway from reading Watts is that we've "mastered" the environment, I implore you to read the Rifters series and/or his blog. That's about as far from his view as it's possible to get.
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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by andrewflnr on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:30PM (#23156816)
It's not so much "we the humans have mastered the environment" as, well, a generic sort of we. But yes, the notable thing about Watts is definitely not his sunny optimism.
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