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Dave’s Dystopian Reading List

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The world is going to hell.  We all know this.  I could list some of the social, cultural, and political signs of our collective decline, but my readers are smart.  Both of you.  You guys already know.

So, you're saying it starts with an earthquake, birds, snakes, and an aeroplane?

To be honest, the “how” of society’s downward spiral has never really interested me.  Listen, if you want to know how Republicans are ruining everything, read the New York Times.  If you want to know how Democrats are ruining everything, read the Wall Street Journal.  If you want to know things and get a side of topless women, read the The Sun (UK).  If you want to know more about any of the Kardashian sisters, kill yourself – you’re part of the problem.

That said, I’ve always been fascinated by the potential end results of that downward spiral, be it physical destruction or totalitarian control.  Post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction have always had a prominent place on my bookshelf.  Among my favorites: Continue reading →

4 Reasons I Hate Lists

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For reasons I don’t understand, something about the internet drives its authors to crank out list after list after list about… stuff.  Lists feel like the second-most prevalent thing on the internet – after porn and before stupid captioned pictures of animals.  I don’t get the appeal.  In fact, I dislike lists.  Here’s why:

  1. Lists create a false sense of comprehensiveness, especially when the number of items in the list isn’t a multiple of five.  The only rational reason that a rundown of ‘Thirty-Seven Hot Young Volleyball Players’ would exist is that a thirty-eighth could not be found.  This is coming from a guy who never sets an alarm or microwave to any time ending in a five or zero. Continue reading →