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Wade proclaims “That story you heard? About how we were all created by a super-powerful dude named God who lives up in the sky? Total bullshit.” (chapter 0001.) Are we headed towards a Godless future? Would this be a good thing for the world?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	1	11	Feb 26, 2012 04:34PM
At the end of the novel Wade declares that he’s going to use his fortune to make the world a better place. Is he naïve to think that money is all it will take to solve the problems of 2044? Is money alone the answer to fixing the problems of 2012?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	1	6	Feb 25, 2012 04:48PM
Setting aside the contrast with the mess that is 2044, how does the '80s fare as presented? Is it the golden age that Halliday (and Cline) present it as?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	1	6	Feb 24, 2012 07:10AM
Ready Player One takes place in the year 2044 and presents an Earth that is faced with an energy crisis, catastrophic climate change, and widespread famine, poverty, and disease. How realistic does this future feel? Are we headed down a similar path?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	4	29	Feb 23, 2012 08:44PM
How do the teenagers’ online personas differ from their real life selves? In what ways to MMOs and the internet in general enable people to live as alternate versions of themselves? Is this kind of behavior good or bad for an individual?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	2	10	Feb 23, 2012 08:28PM
The novel takes place primarily inside of a Massively Multiplayer Online video game called the OASIS. How does this virtual world compare to today’s MMOs? In what ways has technology changed in the future? In what ways has it remained the same?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	1	9	Feb 22, 2012 04:55AM
IOI Industries uses underhanded tactics in an attempt to win the Easter Egg hunt. How does the way they abuse power differ from the way OASIS co-creator Ogden Morrow uses his unlimited control? Why is one seen as villainous while the other is celebrated?	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	2	12	Feb 21, 2012 11:14AM
Ernest Cline's script wasn't good enough for Warner	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	3	19	Feb 11, 2012 06:43AM
Kevin Smith	Aaron (Typogr… , Opinionless	1	12	Feb 09, 2012 01:38AM

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