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chaos82 Did you find this book depressing etc.? While I find Childhood's End to be have parts that are darker than anything else found in Clarke's writings, I did not find the ending to depressing. Unexpected, yes. Discouraging, no. While the metamorphosis was not without pain, in the end, humans, at least those that have "evolved" transend corporeal existence into a greater "Overmind".
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Vivienne D'Avalon I guess it was depressing for me because in my hopes for the singularity and transhumanism, we keep what's best of humanity and don't turn into animalistic creatures -- the power to move the heavens, yes; but preferably not destroying earth in the process! I also just read "diaspora" recently, and that's much more how I envision the future of humanity, though that had it's sadness, to. And "rainbow's end," by Vernor Vi
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Vivienne D'Avalon Vernor Vinge (oops!). Much closer to where I hope humanity is going.
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Theodore Dixon I agree with you... I find this book downright depressing... I love the idea of Humanity going to this higher level of awareness but not at the cost of well... humanity. These kids... And leaving their families...
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