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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There's a company near me called the Telamon Corporation, which is the name of the Dragon from the Wheel of Time. So it's not just cyberpunk, there's fantasy as well

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's also Palantir, which does exactly what you think

[–] redditcandoone@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Which is annoying because it's a fucking good name.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

"Telemon" has an even more interesting history. He was a figure in Greek mythology, and generally around people like Hercules, Odysseus, and Jason. He is the son of a king and a mountain nymph.

As you may well know (but others don't) Robert Jordan, when building the world for his Wheel of Time series, pulled from all sorts of existing myths, legends, and memories. After all, it's just another turning of the Wheel, right?

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[–] PostalDude@lemmy.basedcount.com 13 points 1 year ago

We live in the world where Mr robot failed and gave up.

[–] IONLYpost@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago
[–] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Currently waiting for BiffCo to spice up our lives and give us floating long boards

[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I mean, they’re no Tessier-Ashpool,SA. or anything.

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[–] Asifall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When I think about the fact that Facebook thought it was a good idea to name their online VR platform “the metaverse“ it still breaks my brain a little bit

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, they're all also chasing AI too doesn't that typically lead to our demise too?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh that’s no problem to solve. Just put Asimov’s five laws in your default instructions and your chatgpt bots will never manipulate you into overthrowing human civilization.

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[–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Ultimate Marvel's Gregory Stark was supposed to be a caricature. He's spot on though.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not a Christian, but can we start rapturing people away anyway? I gotta get out this bitch.

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[–] souperk@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

My fucking drunk self, highly agrees with you.

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