Comment by viraptor Comment by viraptor 2 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News That's black mirror level content.
Copy Link Nition 2 days ago Next Collapse Comment - "MORE" by Mark Osborne (1999) did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link mkturkcan 2 days ago Prev Collapse Comment - One of Jack Vance’s Dying Earth books features this as a whole chapter, the first of the Cugel books I believe. I don’t know of an earlier appearance of the concept. Reply View | 0 replies
"MORE" by Mark Osborne (1999) did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk