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[–] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People have already mentioned Foundation, Stranger in a Strange Land, Discworld, Gurren Lagann, and Hitchhiker's Guide, so I'll add The Illuminatus Trilogy. It taught me a lot about how organizations tend to shake out, among other things.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Robert Anton Wilson had a certain genius for distilling so many slivers of truth embedded in conspiracy, paradigms, altered states of consciousness, personal and group psychology, systems, etc. After theTrilogy I readPrometheus Rising and that book blew my young little mind.

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