Why “Harry” is being discussed
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Harry Potter has 600K works on AO3 and 852K on fanfiction.net (with plenty of overlap, granted). That's #1 on Fanfiction.net, and in the top 5 for AO3. AO3 is #53 globally, Fanf…
by ChickeNES · Sep 18, 2026
I’ve only read his Harry Potter fanfic
by totetsu · Sep 18, 2026
It’s just nonsense man. Like, Yudkowski is a high school dropout who wrote a bunch of Harry Potter fanfic I cannot believe that people take the arguments he makes seriously.
by piloto_ciego · Sep 18, 2026
Ah, yes, the ending where the invincible Superman uses his gigabrain to singlehandedly save humanity, end death itself, get the girl (and turn her into an immortal magical unico…
by aiedrionio · Sep 18, 2026
As someone who is weird, the reason I think these communities exist is because a lot of us are on the spectrum and it's honestly so exhausting trying to discuss ideas with peopl…
by kypro · Sep 18, 2026
You have to be quite unaware of your bubble if you think knowing about a niche Harry Potter fanfic is "standard" for people on the Internet.
by Gangway0829 · Sep 18, 2026
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