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The Egg (2009)

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227 points jxmorris12 | 3 comments | 31 Mar 25 11:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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siliconc0w ◴[31 Mar 25 14:55 UTC] No.43535753[source]▶
I asked Weir about the The Egg at a signing and whether he planned to write anything similar- I got a weird vibe back, "I shat it out over a weekend" - like be kinda resented it or possibly just people asking about it.
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1. Ashymad ◴[31 Mar 25 15:02 UTC] No.43535845[source]▶
Honestly I am not surprised. I imagine he wrote it quickly as this fun quirky look at the universe but then it got extremely popular, kurzgesatz video released and all. A lot of people based their personal beliefs off of the story.

Imagine you write a small story for fun but then it becomes nearly a religion. It must be a little frustrating for Andy.

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2. mariusor ◴[31 Mar 25 16:15 UTC] No.43536689[source]▶
Which is strange, because unlike his other works, this one actually has something a reader can introspect about instead of, you know, just reading "efficacy porn".
3. m463 ◴[01 Apr 25 03:38 UTC] No.43542598[source]▶
> but then it becomes nearly a religion

Life of Brian when he opens the window...