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Science Fiction Is The Jazz Of Literature.

In Contrast, Markets - Oft Mythologized As "natural" Are The Most Unnatural Things Going. Libertarians Will Tell You "market Laws Are Laws Of Nature", What Baloney. Markets - And The Other Great Modernist Cornucopian Tools - Are Magnificent Wealth Generating Machines, Built Ad-hoc, Through Trial And Error, Constantly Fine-tuned And Refined, Tinkered, Adjusted.

I Like To Be Surprised. Fresh Implications And Plot Twists Erupt As A Story Unfolds. Characters Develop Backgrounds, Adding Depth And Feeling. Writing Feels Like Exploring

But It Is A Delightful Challenge To Try To Depict Interesting Aliens.

History And Geology Show What An Eyeblink It's Been Since Our Current, Comfortable Culture Came About. And Yet That Culture Is Using Up Absolutely Everything At A Ferocious Rate.