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Also just to add but carl's last thought was just do interesting to me. About this being an empathy that separated them rather than united them...... did he mean he feels deeply unromantic toward ppl who had gone through concrete suicidal ideation as well? Earlier renee worries abt her attempt becoming a part of ppls judgment of her. I want to know what carl means and why he immediately decides to abort it all. (1/2)
— Feb 08, 2026 12:20AM
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Ria
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Like i wanna know a reason beyond the superficial reaction of oh what an asshole he plans for divorce after she hits a crisis and i think the author could maybe give that? Even tho prev 2 short stories both had disappointing and then meh endings ngl. (2/2)
— Feb 08, 2026 12:21AM
Ria
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could read more of such consequences for renee as opposed to the story stopping there. (2/2)
— Feb 07, 2026 11:45PM
Ria
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At least the stories successively get better for me... i am not a huge fan of true (not ya-esque) academia as a setting after rl exp and a core belief getting violated, while interesting, felt a lot less interesting than the husband coming to decide to leave her... it is morally reprehensible and he admits that yet he is so sure of that decision while/because renee is feeling so lost. It is awful and i wish i (1/2)
— Feb 07, 2026 11:44PM
Ria
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I really appreciate that every story uses a different writing format. Almost like they all originated from prompts. It's cool.
— Feb 07, 2026 12:06AM
Ria
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it's a mercy that they both seemed to be a similar appearance and other demographics bc oh, the optics of killing the opposing ideology then. smart ig.. idk i just also call doubt over them both picking specialties and leaving lacunae as he himself says in other knowledge areas when before he had been yammering in favour of a holistic approach of it all,, mb its just too hard to write about people way more 'evolved'.
— Feb 05, 2026 09:26PM
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do have to say respect to the save humanity guy for using a mercy in his death strike by letting the death of the gain more and more knowledge guy be by understanding too much and overloading his systems. but yeah: eh. (2/2)
— Feb 05, 2026 09:21PM
Ria
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the ending of Understand was rly disappointing..... like really? A fight? Even with all the improvements? I guess one of the messages might be that doing it for others > seeking self-enhancement and expanding his knowledge with the byproduct of expanding it in society as a whole but also the image of 2 ppl with jimmy neutron-sized heads (hyperbole) making death strikes while minimally moving was v lame.. (1/2)
— Feb 05, 2026 09:20PM
Ria
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Connection to people to get a vastly superior connection to nature and creations and have a superior understanding of all things. To get really lonely. Or will it have an optimistic twist related to wisdom like the Babylon story did? Anyway i am enjoying this story. (2/2)
— Feb 02, 2026 11:16PM
Ria
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2nd story is also about limits for people and (why) should there be limits. I like it way better than the first one. I dont think this will get addressed but i wonder if hormone k also improves/repairs motor neuron function etc in stroke victims and does not just target intelligence.. like what anatomical target is intelligence here even. Also constantly anticipating the drop where the protag realises he lost (1/2)
— Feb 02, 2026 11:14PM
Ria
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Tower of Babylon read. It was okay.. reading abt mining techniques was interesting but honestly the story didnt really interest me.. brief reflections on fear of god's potential judgment while continuing their decision to sate curiosity and ending w a god is all-knowing and wise conclusion over something that didnt exactly feel true anyway... (what abt reaching heights they cant survive in?) felt kinda boring..
— Jan 31, 2026 12:18AM
