Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
tl;dr
Some nominees were marked as "not eligible" because North American Hugo award administrators pre-caved to what they thought the Chinese govm't might do
Comments on Scalzi’s blog are interesting. A) At next WorldCon in Glasgow members could vote to “redo” the Hugos and when in Seattle in 2025 they could do both the 2023 and 2025 Hugos. Also, B) …historian Timothy Snyder’s first rule on resisting authoritarianism:
Some nominees were marked as "not eligible" because North American Hugo award administrators pre-caved to what they thought the Chinese govm't might do
The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion - File 770
This report is being released simultaneously on File770 and Genre Grapevine and is also available to download as an e-book epub file and as a PDF. By Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford “You acquire information and you convey the information. That’s the job.” ++ National Public Radio News...
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Comments on Scalzi’s blog are interesting. A) At next WorldCon in Glasgow members could vote to “redo” the Hugos and when in Seattle in 2025 they could do both the 2023 and 2025 Hugos. Also, B) …historian Timothy Snyder’s first rule on resisting authoritarianism:
Do not obey in advance. Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.