Tenemos el poder de hacer cosas pero no tenemos el control sobre sus consecuencias.
Ante un dilema no solo existen las opciones de luchar con un bando o con el otro, también existe la opción de no luchar, y ésa es una decisión que acaba beneficiando a uno de los bandos, sería engañarse el pensar que al no actuar estamos realmente extrayendo nuestro poder de la ecuación. La acción y la inacción son igual de importantes. Solamente se diferencian en que una es mås cómoda que la otra, pero las dos tienen implican el mismo poder, y las dos tienen consecuencias muy importantes.

Luchar por un futuro mejor no significa conseguir el futuro que imaginamos, eso serĂ­a una victoria completa. Pero las victorias completas no existen, solo existen las parciales. Por eso luchar siempre merece la pena, recordando que no tenemos el control sobre el futuro y que las luchas parciales son las que orientan el camino de la historia hacia un futuro mĂĄs parecido al que buscamos con la lucha a corto plazo. Una victoria parcial sigue siendo una victoria.

Resumen (personal) de las palabras de Ada Palmer en esta entrevista.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KFy-8bPWd4

#AdaPalmer

Ada Palmer on Viking Ethics, Laws of History, Partial Victories, and Terra Ignota

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El papel de las resistencias y de las luchas de barrio es mucho mĂĄs grande de lo que los medios de comunicaciĂłn admiten.

Porque su existencia significa la debilidad moral de quien tiene el poder. El hecho de que exista gente antirracista y se organicen y demuestren su existencia es suficiente para quitar legitimidad y fuerza a cualquier polĂ­tica racista.

Ideas que voy sacando de esta entrevista.. muy muy muy interesante para pensar la evoluciĂłn de la polĂ­tica al menos en Europa durante mucho tiempo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAIhVfGbREA&pp=ygUKYWRhIHBhbG1lcg%3D%3D

#AdaPalmer

Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer

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Back in June 2025 #PaulKrugman had a chat with history professor and writer #AdaPalmer about history and narrative. I think it is very much worth a listen.

#Renaissance #Italy #History #Narrative #LifeStories #ImposterSyndrome

https://youtu.be/KMZDkvKNN-c?si=culWdVhIHuLZi7m3

Inventing the Renaissance: Ada Palmer

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There was a clip of this video in my feed this morning, and the whole video is way more fantastic even

Dwarkesh Patel interviewing Ada Palmer

#dwarkeshpatel #adapalmer #renaissance #history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAIhVfGbREA

Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer

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I love how @adapalmer not just uses different quotation mark styles to mark different languages, but also when a character switches languages mid-conversation, the mismatched «opening and closing" quotation marks mark that as well

#AdaPalmer #TerraIgnota #TooLikeTheLightning

Terra Ignota, tome 3
La volonté de se battre

Un livre intéressant qui décrit un monde aux prises avec l'idée de la guerre, d'une guerre qui arrive, sans savoir aucunement comment la mener. Alors on se fait conseiller par un héros mythologique revenu à la vie, alors que d'autres, bien intentionnés, tentent de limiter les dommages à venir, en sabotant la production potentielle d'armes de destruction massive, pendant qu'un extraterrestre à guise humaine exige le pouvoir absolu.
On n'a pas encore le cul sorti des ronces...
#adapalmer #TerraIgnota #sf #sff #sfff #vendredilecture

@adapalmer
Merci encore. De fines analyses politiques et géopolitiques.

Archipelaconin toinen pÀivÀ meneillÀÀn!
TÀhÀn mennessÀ Ahvenanmaalla on nÀhty Maarianhaminan lisÀksi Kökarin upeat nummet ja pronssikautisten asumusten jÀljet.

TerÀsjÀÀ loppui jÀlleen kesken myyntipöydÀltÀ ja kirjamyyntiÀ ollut muutenkin mukavasti. Ilahduin erityisesti henkilöstÀ, joka tuli erikseen TerÀsjÀÀtÀ kysymÀÀn sekÀ Maailman vanhimmasta ammatista kuullusta lukijapalautteesta, joka kuului suunnilleen nÀin:

“En tiennyt yhtÀÀn mitĂ€ odottaa, mutta ehdottomasti en kyllĂ€ osannut odottaa tĂ€llaista.”

Otan tÀllaiset aina kohteliaisuutena.

TÀnÀÀn on kiireinen pÀivÀ tulossa, kaksi paneelia sekÀ kirjan julkkarit klo 17.00 alkaen hotelli Arkipelagissa.

Lure of folklore

How are folklore and fables used in literature and what fascinates us in these themes? Are there hidden gems that should be adapted, what is missing? The panelists also talk about their favorite folklore examples and literature that uses them.

28.06.2025 13:00 – 14:00

Nahal Ghanbari, Fiona Barnett, Katarina NorrgÄrd, Rimma Erkko

Small auditorium

Myths and Marvels: Scandinavian Influences in Fantasy and Sci-Fi

Scandinavian mythology and culture have shaped the worlds of fantasy and science fiction, from Tolkien’s Middle-earth to Marvel’s Thor. This panel explores how Nordic myths, landscapes, and folklore have influenced the genre’s most enduring stories.

28.06.2025 15:00 – 17:00

Saga Bolund, Cheryl Morgan, Rimma Erkko, Ada Palmer

Small auditorium.

New Finnish Weird by Indie Publishers – Joint Book Launch Event

Five new books of Finnish weird in English: two anthologies, a collection of short stories, a novel and a poetry anthology. Interviews from each book with writers and editors. A versatile setting of Finnish weird niche for the curious mind!

28.06.2025 17:00 – 19:00 2h

Matti JÀrvinen, Rimma Erkko, Artemis Kelosaari, Eve Lumerto, Sara Norja, Saara Henriksson, Mia MyllymÀki, Toni Saarinen, Reetta Vuokko-SyrjÀnen, Satu Piispa-Hakala, Nadja Sokura, Jenny Kangasvuo, Frida Burns, Mikko Rauhala

@archipelacon

#archipelacon2 #fandom #KirjaMasto #kirjamastodon #nysalorkustannus #sagabolund #cherylmorgan #adapalmer #nahalghanbari #fionabarnett #katarinanorrgÄrd #mattijÀrvinen #artemiskelosaari #evelumerto #saarahenriksson #miamyllymÀki #tonisaarinen #ReettaVuokkoSyrjÀnen #satupiispahakala #nadjasokura #jennykangasvuo #fridaburns #mikkorauhala

Je termine le second volet de Terra Ignota, d'Ada Palmer en m'exaspérant que le narrateur ne meurt pas, tellement je le trouve détestable. Et pourquoi les pires monstres sont-ils encore vif à la fin du récit ? Madame, Jéhovah...
Sniper est un héros !

Ce n'est certes pas un livre optimiste, ni rassurant, ni réconfortant, tant les thÚmes qu'il met en avant sont lugubres et dérangeants.

#TerraIgnota #adapalmer #vendredilecture #sf #sff #sfff #septredditions

@adapalmer
Merci pour la claque !

@ohalexsimmons If you want some meaty SciFi that has a bunch of history/philosophy in it, I'd recommend the Terra Ignota series by #AdaPalmer (who is also a historian, and on Mastodon).

I have finished reading Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer. When I finished the first book in the series (https://darkfriend.social/@hybridhavoc/111976712993200601) I said that it felt incomplete without this second one. Now that I have finished it I can say that these are really phenomenal books, especially for anybody that is into political intrigue and sci-fi.

It feels like a more proper stopping place, allowing me to move on and maybe come back to the series at a later date.

#AdaPalmer #TerraIgnota #SevenSurrenders

hybrid havoc :1m: :rm: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image I #AmReading Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer. Been on my TBR for a while now. ----- Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer—a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away. https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/735ebd1f-2175-4658-ab5c-64841b99e30a #AdaPalmer #TerraIgnota

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