Dune

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    Hope it's ok to bring this thread back to the top, as I just came across it. Any true Dune fans here? Not the movie specifically but of the books and the universe. It's probably one of the most influential books of my life to be honest. Its themes and matters are so relevant today (AI, sustainability, power, dickhead leaders, etc.) and I sometimes wonder whether the world today is shaped by these books and others. Herbert must have been considered an incredible visionary back then. Like the idea of Liet-Kynes, the imperial planetologist, that's incredible. I wonder why such role doesn't exist today, as we sure need it?

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    • To the top, build the hype – The third will be the movie of the year atleast for meArchitectofFate
    • Nope.
      Just DUNC fans here.      Continuity
    • I only read the first two books, and it was so long ago and I was so young I’m not sure I got the “most” out of them. But still, I feel like a fan :)monospaced
    • Haven't read the books. I'm part of the DUNC group. 1 was alright, 2 holds on its own, much like TDK. Not holding my breath for the third.palimpsest
    • First book only, but happy to nerd out. I wouldn't complain if we had a Butlerian Jihad. No more tiktok Broccoli Heads.garbage
    • I read the Wikipedia summary of some of the books after seeing the two movies it and it seems the weirdest shit ever.yuekit
    • Long story short, Frank was an old-school conservative who had interesting sci-fi ideas and was a decent writer.garbage
    • His hack son took over the franchise after he died, and has been shoveling out bullshit under the Dune name for about a quarter century.garbage
    • Yeah the books that his son co-wrote are definitely weird. I was super interested in reading about the Butlerian Jihad hoping I'd get a better idea of wherepseud
    • technology is headed but it was (spoiler alert) just a space opera. I might get back to it eventually. But the first three books are very smart, and thepseud
    • following three aren't too bad either, just not as good. Papa Herbert ran out of juice towards the end.pseud
    • If you've not seen them already, these can be quite attention-soaking: https://www.youtube.…Nairn
    • Ha thanks Nairn. There's a youtuber for everything these days.pseud
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