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It was predominantly a response to the idea that in apocalyptic fiction the Rugged Individualist surveys the blasted land after the government has fallen, whereas the more likely outcome is that governments are the last thing to fall after all the Rugged Individualists have long starved to death.As I said to alex in pms, @Thande 's excellent 'The Twilight's last Gleaming' is an interesting contrast to this in that that's set in the 1880s and likewise sees the government's of the day react decisively to a threat of climate change caused by the impact of a comet but in that case they do so by invading those countries better suited to survive and sticking the boot into the last remaining corners of the world free from European colonialism. Which is the counter to do nothing governments, governments who do things but not maybe the things you want them to do.
It interests me that the climate-change wish fulfillment here is basically abandoning the planet and going somewhere else - though I assume that's not intentional, "SPACE COLONIES" is just more fun for fiction than "SPACE DUST CLEANERS".
It interests me that the climate-change wish fulfillment here is basically abandoning the planet and going somewhere else - though I assume that's not intentional, "SPACE COLONIES" is just more fun for fiction than "SPACE DUST CLEANERS".
The idea that the "solution" to climate change is to leave the planet altogether is all the more disturbing when one factors in that most of humankind would be left behind. Earth is a very big ship and there aren't nearly enough lifeboats for all of us.Having read David Wallace-Wells The Uninhabitable Earth back in 2019, space colonies seems to be the direction that a lot of the thinking is going in, especially with the apparent inability to make meaningful changes in the present and near-future. Which shouldn't be anyone's prefered option, and the fact that people might not want to be launched into space apparently took a few of the tech people that Wells interviewed by surprise. As you say, there's other space-based options we could and should consider
It was predominantly a response to the idea that in apocalyptic fiction the Rugged Individualist surveys the blasted land after the government has fallen, whereas the more likely outcome is that governments are the last thing to fall after all the Rugged Individualists have long starved to death.
Some of us think that stories that involve saving civilization together are, in fact, more interesting than adolescent fantasies about fooling around in the wreckage.And, of course, the Rugged Survivalist is a much more interesting character for a thriller novel than Sir Humphrey.
Some of us think that stories that involve saving civilization together are, in fact, more interesting than adolescent fantasies about fooling around in the wreckage.
I'd read a story about Sir Humphrey the Rugged Survivalist...And, of course, the Rugged Survivalist is a much more interesting character for a thriller novel than Sir Humphrey.
Yeah, it's not really a book for someone who came out in support of the Sad Puppies. Real shocker there, Chris.I tried to get into the first book, but never could.
Chris