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[–] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Tangentially related great sci-fi short story: “The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov: https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~gamvrosi/thelastq.html

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Probably my favorite short story. This is another one of my favorites, definitely more obscure:

A Conversation with God - Ragged Trousered Philosopher

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Thanks for that. I've read it before, long ago, but completely forgot about it. Still a great story.

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I feel like reading this story is an internet nerd Rite of Passage. It had a huge impact on me when I read it as a teenager and I think about it a lot.