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David Pinsen

25 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read

This reminds me of something.

I’m currently reading this collection of Cordwainer Smith stories. Someone on here (I forget who it was) recommended him.

Smith (real name: Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger) was fluent in Chinese, along with a few other languages. Wild background: his godfather was Sun Yat-sen.

This is what the video reminded me of.

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