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thang ornerythinchus
Jul 4, 2018, 7:03:05 PM7/4/18
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So the old curmudgeon has bitten the dust.
I remember reading Dangerous Visions as a 15 year old and being
enthralled by the ground breaking tales therein. I read HE's stories
assiduously after that but, while I enjoyed his fictions, and to some
extent his RL recountings and observations, I found his personality
distasteful.
He suffered mere mortals and sometimes, didn't even do that. As far
as I could see, he had the typical short man's syndrome, a monstrous
chip on the shoulder which compelled him to be a complete dick many
times over.
His tampering with Connie Willis on stage was inexcusable and it's a
wonder he wasn't called out on that big time. Fuck him for that. She
should have sued.
Now he's consigned to the dust of eternity. I wonder how he will be
remembered.
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I remember reading Dangerous Visions as a 15 year old and being
enthralled by the ground breaking tales therein. I read HE's stories
assiduously after that but, while I enjoyed his fictions, and to some
extent his RL recountings and observations, I found his personality
distasteful.
He suffered mere mortals and sometimes, didn't even do that. As far
as I could see, he had the typical short man's syndrome, a monstrous
chip on the shoulder which compelled him to be a complete dick many
times over.
His tampering with Connie Willis on stage was inexcusable and it's a
wonder he wasn't called out on that big time. Fuck him for that. She
should have sued.
Now he's consigned to the dust of eternity. I wonder how he will be
remembered.
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