NancyLebovitz comments on The danger of living a story - Singularity Tropes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinHanson 15 November 2010 01:55:05AM 5 points [-]

It would be nice to have stories about heroes who are aware of and resist the temptation to make their lives into stories. Yes there are a few superficial moves in this direction, but I'd love to see something more systematic.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 November 2010 02:05:30AM 0 points [-]

Mieville's Un Lun Dun has somewhat in that direction.

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