Gwern Branwen personal blog
‘Story Of Your Life’ Is Not A Time-Travel Story
Famous Ted Chiang SF short story ‘Story Of Your Life’ is usually misinterpreted as, like the movie version 𝐴𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙, being about time-travel/precognition; I explain it is instead an exploration of xenopsychology and a psychology of timeless physics.
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Society, Policy & CultureLife, Learning & Writing2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2017 | ‘Story Of Your Life’ Is Not A Time-Travel Story by barry-cotter | 136 | 90 |
