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Anon predicts the future (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

For the same reason your user name is not buendiablo?

I guess we can all suffer a little eurocentrism from time to time? But yes — enrich the list with international voices! One of my favorite novels is THE PONDS OF WAGABA by Elichi Amadi… a little known gem any fan of George Eliot would love.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 2 points 19 hours ago

Good response, happy with that. Sorry about the implications, I think I just found it a fusty conservative choice. Had it been Infinite Jest and Chaucer I probably wouldn't have bothered responding. Sometimes the idea of 'classics' can seem... narrow and dull. Just wanted to mitigate the notion it was all brown bread (not that I don't love your suggestions tho')