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2026-03-28 16:19 UTC
@bluejay Looks like it was on the Critical Drinker podcast. In here: https://www.resetera.com/threads/andy-weir-author-of-project-hail-mary-does-interview-with-right-wing-content-creator-shitbag-the-critical-drinker-to-promote-the-film-adaptation.1475038/, hit the "Click to expand" link under "Messageofanego said". There's some stuff in the first 2 grafs, including him using "woke" as a pejorative, and then scroll down to 58:17 for the stuff where he agrees "identity politics" is "crappy" and then claims he never puts politics, messages, or deeper meaning into his work at all.
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@bluejay@ohai.social 2026-03-28 16:41
@kagan Thanks for this. Wow. So disappointing when storytellers claim to have “no message” and “no politics” and fail to understand that EVERYTHING is politics, and claiming not to have one just means your message is that you support the status quo. And referencing a dude who said “all sci-fi TV is influenced by Star Trek except for the current Star Trek”? I don’t even know where to start with that BS (and I’m heartbroken they canceled “Starfleet Academy”).