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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 25, 2026

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Did anyone else here watch Cloud Atlas and "get it"? For me, it helped me to comprehend systemic injustice the way social justice warriors see it. It's six interwoven stories about people locked out of freedom by systems and oppressive power.

(It didn't shift my political position; if anything, it made me more minarchist / libertarian / Objectivist-adjacent.)

I have seen it a few times and quite enjoyed it. I read the book afterward. I try not to analyze works of fiction that I read/watch if they affect me viscerally, which the movie did. I think because of the frequent use of cut scenes more than anything else.

You gotta read the book now. More of my thoughts about it here, but I didn’t really like how the movie sanitized the books inherent pessimism.

https://deusexvita.substack.com/p/review-8-of-2024-cloud-atlas?r=u4cqu

Thanks! Interesting review, I’ll put the book in my queue.

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