From 9952b69003eb7397cadf1df0b5d696cea1833248 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:02:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] media: reorder; add A Place Further Than the Universe & remove Everything Everywhere All at Once --- content/media.md | 27 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/media.md b/content/media.md index de5b4fa..0b0ea35 100644 --- a/content/media.md +++ b/content/media.md @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ template = "static.html" title = "Media" +++ -#### Recommended Reading +#### Worth Reading - Henry George - [Progress and Poverty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty)
timeless 19th-century book which provides a genuinely useful explanation for how wealth, capital, and labor interact. makes the case for a Land Value Tax specifically, and a tax on finite natural resources more generally. -- [Elizier Yudkowsky](https://yudkowsky.net) -
viewing everything through the lens of incentives and information theory, in a very accessible format. - gives one some tools to reason about why things are the way they are. +- Eliezer Yudkowsky - [Rationality: From AI to Zombies](https://www.readthesequences.com/) +
i disagree with the vision offered by most rationalists, but this particular piece gives + some compelling explanations for why things are the way they are. - Charles Stross - [Accelerando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando)
a fast paced and relatively concise view of one possible future. neither explicitly utopian nor dystopian: just "what could things look like if technological trends continue" through a cyberpunk lens. @@ -21,21 +21,19 @@ title = "Media" - Brandon Sanderson
vivid storyteller and excellent world builder. my favorite is his Mistborn series. -#### Recommended Watching +#### Worth Watching Studio Ghibli still represents the peak of animated film, as far as i'm concerned. remarkable pacing, captivating worlds & artstyle, and adventurous. my favorites are: - [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)) - [Spirited Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away) besides Ghibli i've enjoyed a few other short-running anime/films: -- Made in Abyss -
amazing character- and world-building, great artwork, and an adventure-driven -- but dark -- plot that left me contemplative. -- Nichijou -
short, hilarious and sometimes over-the-top skits which build on eachother over time. good, simple fun. it's a crowded genre but Nichijou is the best in class. -- Kill la Kill -
unbelievably over-the-top, tropey, and a bit low-budget, but Studio Trigger leans into these things and makes something that's _so absurd_ you can't forget it. - Madoka Magica
deconstruction of the "magical girl" genre. starts out slow and mysterious, then accelerates through some ambitious twists as you and the characters begin to learn what's *really* happening in the world. watch it if you're a softie who likes bittersweet (but satisfying) endings. +- Made in Abyss +
amazing character- and world-building, great artwork, and an adventure-driven -- but dark -- plot that left me contemplative. +- Kill la Kill +
unbelievably over-the-top, tropey, and a bit low-budget, but Studio Trigger leans into these things and makes something that's _so absurd_ you can't forget it. cartoons: - Bravest Warriors @@ -48,11 +46,12 @@ TV:
sci-fi series with a great production centered in a harsh world with a bit of everything, set off by a sudden new discovery. a bunch of players stuck in political games they don't know how to escape. it's a wonder we've made it this far. runners up: -- Everything Everywhere All at Once -
an exploration of what it _means_ if the world is a multiverse. it's not too in-your-face, leaves plenty open to interpretation - which is fun if you have basic familiarity with the concept. +- A Place Further Than The Universe +
a short exploration into making sense of death and finding purpose when you have nothing to anchor to. will make you cry. - Yuru Camp
cozy series to relax to. a laid-back story of friendship and self-discovery. +- Nichijou +
short, hilarious and sometimes over-the-top skits which build on eachother over time. good, simple fun. it's a crowded genre but Nichijou is the best in class. - Zombieland Saga
it's got some likable characters, a fun theme, and a good deal of unexpected turns. given it centers around _zombie popstars_, you'd think it'd stand out more, but in the end it's just a well-executed slice-of-life (with great music).