As a scientist (at the moment not US based): yes, people will leave the US. Some of my contacts have been considering relocating since the election results were out.
Being a scientist means being connected to a broad network of international institutions and colleagues, it’s possibly one of the fields in which relocation is easiest. This is such a shortsighted measure! Save some cash now, tank research for the generation to come…
No, that’s a story I am not familiar with. What should I google ?
Car usage at a societal level, drug dependency if you want to read more.
On the positive side: I really enjoyed how it switched at the end between the third person (that gave a feeling of impartiality) to a first person, basically admitting bias along the text.
On the critical side: to make it a bit relatable,the reader needs to understand why you would ride a behemoth, and here most of the writing is about the negatives, so it’s hard to take the warning seriously. The reader is brought to think “Nobody would be that stupid! We will just handle it better” - a slightly more nuanced approach would make it more insidious and believable as a threat I think. In particular the final with the crazied king is over the top…
Overall: well build, good rhythm and nice idea. I ho sempre enjoyed the read! Thanks!
I enjoyed the read, thanks! Are you interested in constructive criticism?
Reality is a lie! And 2020 is basically the future, Bug Calendar is lying to us!
I often start feeling so limited in my own world views and experiences! I had wanted to learn German for a while, after after years of learning it I can barely read young adult novels... Not to speak about Russian, where I got barely passed the alphabet...
I feel more keenly aware of this nowadays because I moved to a less internationally minded city, and it feels like the culture wall around me is a bit steeper than it used to be.
Outside of fantasy, actually very far from it: « Consider the lobster » is a collection of essays on mundane stuff, highlighting the weirdness of everyday (or not really everyday) life, such as fairs and cruises and porn.
I loved it, it’s very reflexive - that some people find hard to read, others relaxing. If you think it might be your style, it’s absolutely worth a read !
Another far fetched change I would like to see in our society: shorter work days. I don’t think there is any real reason why we settled on 8h work days, and with the growth of productivity I see no reason why we should stay there. A shorter work day (at same pay) would allow the worker to have more time to enjoy life - and the family they chose to create.
He is learning to speak, and the latest discovery is letting me know the process of bunping into stuff (a second ago, in front of me, usually without hurting himself). He comes to me, tells me “boom” pointing at where he fell, then “aua” with the saddest face, pointing at what he supposedly hurt. Sometimes it’s even the correct spot! He often then patiently waits for a kiss on it.
Everything by Le Guin is pure gold! I will add this one to my reading list, but I lived “The Dispossessed “ as political science-fiction, while “the left hand of the darkness” explores gender and prejudices, and “earthsea” is a series of coming of age novels. Every is so good
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