HG Wells was awful in every way

[surprisetalk]

https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/hg-wells-was-awful-in-every-way/

[serf]

>apparently, in the “future” pilots will wear enormous retard helmets

it sucks that 'retard' is coming back into common circulation as a slur/derogation. it felt like we were moving away from it for awhile until recently.

[beardyw]

Seems to be literary criticism by someone who is barely literate.