minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•In Ender's Game, Ender's brother became president of the world by violently posting in a web forum. I can't even remember the username in the last post I commented on...linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoEnder’s Game came out before the Web. But like many science fiction authors of the time, Card was a very early Internet user and would have been familiar with Usenet newsgroups. linkfedilink
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•KPop Demon Hunters is half way between Hannah Montana and Van Helsinglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoWith a little bit of Hellboy. linkfedilink
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoA lot of folks in Ireland have an Aunt Aoife. linkfedilink
Ender’s Game came out before the Web. But like many science fiction authors of the time, Card was a very early Internet user and would have been familiar with Usenet newsgroups.