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Pretty common. See Musk’s love for Iain Banks’ Culture novels.

Musk didn't read very carefully.

So weird to be a fan of The Culture and also be anti-trans.

The culture is not libertarian. Anarcho socialism is the closest thing, but post scarcity, so not really applicable to anything in the present

Not really the point.

Musk names his ships after the Culture, but the author was an avowed left-wing socialist who'd probably see Musk as our version of Veppers. He was... not a huge fan of billionaire oligarchs.

The culture as an aspirational goal is a good thing. It's a fantastic vision of the future. So I'm not sure why you're using it as a similar comparison to neuromancer.

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