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Generational/epistemological shibboleth: that Alan Watts is described as the "philosopher whose on-screen simulation mentors ScarJo's AI in Her." Not incomprehensible—I remember it vividly—but it leaves a lot on the table (in the film, maybe, Watts is kind of like that gas hob).
I think this comment might be my Megalopolis.
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