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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Again, the lobsters in Accelerando are the bad guys. They traffic in conciousness, the less uploaded the better. Don't make your social network emulate them.

[–] flizzo@awful.systems 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Wait is the name seriously an homage to the lobsters???

[–] cstross@wandering.shop 2 points 5 hours ago

@flizzo @techtakes It seems to be—and based on a torment-nexus-grade willful misreading of Accelerando. (Hint: I know what I wrote in those stories! I'm the author.)