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          I don’t think anyone involved is going to come forward and admit it. But among the theories I’ve read, this one is the most believable.

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          Eh, from what I’ve seen over the years I would think he lost control of his own narrative, and can’t find a satisfying way to get everything together. Or the series finale was actually reasonably close to the intended book ending, and he doesn’t feel like confirming that this pile of dung was really his.

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            TBH if the same story had been told at the same pace as the first few seasons (and had actual consequences for dumb decisions), it could have worked.

            I forced myself to rewatch it recently since someone at home wanted to and it certainly was a let down, but mostly because of how it was clearly rushed and turned into a Hollywood blockbuster. E.g. people charging into an army and surviving every time, which I know he was strongly against.

            It felt like the broader strokes were there, but the show runners had no imagination of their own to make it flow properly, and might have kept more characters alive than needed to avoid upsetting fans instead of telling the story as it was meant to be told.

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            I love how I seen loads of theories and when someone comes with this one wich is based on facts and reasonable many just dismisses it. Feels like shit to think that some characters flip and sadly they are fan favorites but we know D and D talked with him there’s no way he didn’t knew.

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      Clearly more egregious than said generation making the same shitty joke for 10 years every time his name is mentioned

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      There’s no benefit in him doing so. He likely makes more money working on any other project than ASOIAF and it’s probably more fun for him to not have to worry about the fanbase.

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        Ai speculation has added more money to GDP than all the other businesses this year combined 🤣 do you even follow markets? We’re talking 5+ trillion dollars of market cap. You may not be impressed but a large amount of global capital has already been injected. Your too poor to opine.

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            I’m not farting I’m poor too, just know how to read data and charts. I’m being shit on by some rich guys selling AI. Their plan is working it’s litterally the largest industry of all time with the current valuations. Maybe not inflation adjusted, but ya you got the brain dead take here fam. You can’t argue with market capitalization.

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        I read somewhere earlier this week that the AI bubble is valued at around $4 trillion. That might, in fact, make it the biggest business of our time.

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      The joke is the book has likely been finished for years. He is just sitting on it to troll people after his death.