Book · 2014 · Literature
Snowpiercer
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Why people recommend it
Snowpiercer by Jacques Lob is a dystopian graphic novel depicting the last remnants of humanity surviving aboard a perpetually moving train circling a frozen, post-apocalyptic Earth. On The Ben & Marc Show, Ben Horowitz referenced the premise as a cautionary tale when discussing modern geoengineering proposals aimed at blocking sunlight to combat climate change, expressing mild concern over such drastic technological interventions. Meanwhile, on Timcast IRL, Tim Pool read a super chat comment from a viewer known as deadbeat gamers, who outlined the premise of the story and film adaptation. The viewer highlighted the stark class divisions aboard the train, where wealthy passengers enjoyed luxurious meals while impoverished inhabitants subsisted on insect protein blocks. The hosts used these references to debate income inequality, ecological collapse, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding radical technological solutions to global environmental crises, illustrating how dystopian fiction frequently serves as a stark warning about future societal stratification.
Every mention
Ben Horowitz and then with AI helping us design these systems and understanding you know like there's all kinds of thing… 1
“and then with AI helping us design these systems and understanding you know like there's all kinds of things in the atmospherics like we it scared me a little but I just got a a a pitch on um the thing that can control how much heat comes in from the sun which is you know there's a great dystopia”
Tim Pool deadbeat gamers says snow piercer was a book film about two sides the last humans rich and poor surviving i… 1
“deadbeat gamers says snow piercer was a book film about two sides the last humans rich and poor surviving ice age two on a train spoiler warning the rich eat only good food and the poor eat cricket protein bars”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I don't agree with zoos, you know that movie, snowpiercer, yeah, I wonder if you guys were listening, I've watched it's basically like the work it's a a cool concept”