RandomStuffGenerator t1_itq0wkz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Reply to comment by Dark_Believer in If you lived on a planet in the center of the Milky Way would the nighttime be significantly brighter compared to Earth’s nighttime due to the larger concentration of stars? by bad_take_

I read that story as a teenager and has sticked with me for over two decades... I periodically remember it and it gets me theorizing about stuff (but I will not spoil it for those who didn't read it). That one really hit a nerve, and the one about a guy changing a letter in his name to improve his life.

However, it was probably Ray Bradbury who turned me into the nerd I am today.

EmotionalHemophilia t1_itq36rx wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:09 PM

> it was probably Ray Bradbury who turned me into the nerd I am today

Something Wicked This Way Comes is the most beautifully written book I've ever read.

red75prime t1_itu1mgw wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:13 AM

Smile on a bullet... Ugh. There's something revolting in this notion to me. Maybe the antagonists were too life-like to take them only as an allegory.