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user-inactivated  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have announced.

I guess I should completely fucking ignore Dune now.





briandmyers  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't let kb's dislike prevent you from reading it. It's well worth reading, IMO.

kleinbl00  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The movie is kinda hilarious. If you want to see Sting play a boytoy knife fighter under a soundtrack by Toto, throw down. do not watch the director's cut.

user-inactivated  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess I should watch Dune now.

kingmudsy  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't read into it, just read it as a fun sci-fi tale. That's what I did some years ago, and I enjoyed it.

kleinbl00  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I didn't find it fun, though. It's parabolic to the point of abusive.

Dune has lotsa lotsa fans. I'm simply not one of them.

kingmudsy  ·  3376 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess the difference is that I approached it in a time where I wasn't aware of the deeper meanings of the book because I wasn't familiar with the real-life side of the metaphor. I was able to enjoy it because of this ignorance.