{"id":17160,"date":"2024-03-04T00:56:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T00:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v4.fadingstar.mx\/?p=17160"},"modified":"2024-03-04T01:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T01:32:31","slug":"quick-facts-about-ubik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v4.fadingstar.mx\/2024\/03\/04\/quick-facts-about-ubik\/","title":{"rendered":"quick facts about Ubik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I only got a couple chapters in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phillip K Dick had a twin (Jane) who died in infancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In .. colorado .. and you know what that means..<\/em> she passed away probably, on a day and time and orientation, from a high enough altitude that she went in spirit to a twin planet and was entangled with or sending dreams to her brother.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Stanton Mick” is, again, a stand-in for Elon Musk, who is an industrial magnate offering to help Israel colonize desertified areas of Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plebes in Ubik have to take government issued stimulants. [which are active against Ascariasis] <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plebes in Ubik “own nothing” and have to pay their smart door five cents for it to open, they have to pay the fridge five cents to open, they have to pay the fridge for the contents of the fridge and so on …<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This reminds me of Nick Danger and the Case of the Missing Yolks, where their TV requires them to deposit a quarter to operate it, and then the whole “smart home” , smart TV, smart appliances etc all go very badly. That movies from .. wait for it … 1984 …<\/p>\n\n\n\n