Talk nerdy to me :D

  • kescusay@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    Oh, goddamn it, this is gonna take a while.

    • Code. Like, I actually get real pleasure from seeing elegant and well-structured code. I have no idea why, but I’ll almost start salivating at particularly beautiful code.
    • Anime. Yeah, I’m a walking stereotype, a software developer who likes anime. But have you seen Frieren? It’s so goddamn good.
    • Philosophy. No, not bullshit continental philosophy. I’m talking real philosophy. Analytic philosophy. Distilled and legitimately useful logic. Which of course leads me to…
    • Science. My YouTube feed is full of fascinating deep-dives into esoteric mathematical and scientific topics. Fuck yeah.
    • Tabletop RPGs. Surprisingly, not a huge D&D fan, though it can certainly be fun. These days, I’m much more into story-focused systems, like Fate or Blades in the Dark. Most people I mention that to have never heard of either.
    • Science fiction and fantasy. I mean, are you surprised at this point?
    • Writing science fiction and fantasy. I mean, are you surprised at this point?
    • Politics. Less so nowadays, since our political system is falling apart and we’re being overrun by fascism, but I still do enjoy a meaty policy discussion.

    That’s a good list for starters.

    • Xaphanos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 days ago

      Who is the most criminally under appreciated philosopher/author and why is it Ursula LeGuinn?

      • kescusay@lemmy.world
        0·
        8 days ago

        Ha! My glob, she was so amazing. I had the opportunity to attend a reading she did from The Lathe of Heaven years ago, and I was struck anew not only by her creativity, but by the philosophical ideas underpinning it. A lot of people think The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas is her most philosophical work, but I actually found what Lathe had to say about control, obedience, and power incredibly compelling.