The short version
Samuel Butler's satirical novel about an inverted society and machine intelligence; free to read.
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Erewhon
Samuel Butler's satirical novel about an inverted society and machine intelligence; free to read.
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First seen:2026-10-18
Last seen:2026-10-18
Times seen:1
Website:gutenberg.org
Why it caught our attention
An explicit book recommendation adds historical perspective to the thread's AI discussion.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-10-18
“I highly recommend Erewhon by Samuel Butler. The author is the namesake for Butlerian Jihad. Interesting book in our times.”
SarikayaKomzin · recommendation
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