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This Book Predicts the Future (And It’s Terrifying) | Accelerando Book Review
Tuesday, 17 February, 2026

I don’t even have the physical book… because Accelerando is free online and after reading it, I understand why it’s become a cult recommendation.This is dense, idea-heavy sci-fi that doesn’t hold your hand.It throws you into transhumanism, post-human economics, AI evolution, and singularity-level futures… and expects you to keep up.You’ll get:uploaded “lobsters”humans splitting into multiple versions of themselves“alien” civilisations that look suspiciously like corporate structuresand a final twist involving a cat… that reframes the entire storyI didn’t understand everything.But I couldn’t stop thinking about it.(00:00) No book in my hand… here’s why(00:40) It’s free online (and why that matters)(01:10) Charles Stross: the “idea-dense” writer(01:50) Warning: this book fights back(02:20) The concepts you need before reading(03:15) The structure: 3 generations, huge time jumps(05:10) Uploaded lobsters & the early weirdness(05:40) “Aliens”… or evolved corporations?(06:20) Dyson/Matrioshka-scale engineering madness(07:40) People splitting into copies of themselves(08:35) My honest verdict: hard, but worth it(09:00) Final takeaway: what this book is really sayingConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast