The Modest Proposal Institute: Rival Institutes (Book) - 5/26/2020 7:50:23 AM
The danger in near future sci-fi scenarios is that the author will get the timeline all wrong. A good example is Orwell's classic, 1984. While he was so right in so many ways, what we see now wasn't visible in 1984, no way near it. And the outcome hasn't been as dystopian as Orwell saw it. In fact, many of the big brother aspects have been more democratic rather than autocratic.
I have found in my own near future predictions, like the first landing of humans on Mars, to be off and not nearly as exciting as the movie, The Martian. Quite interestingly, a former caregiver, medical doctor and good friend of mine just informed me that her daughter, and exceptional student with a PhD in environmental engineering, has established an Institute with three other highly qualified Latin people to tackle the growing problems of South and Central America.
I have several books by fellow authors that I have not read. I am much more of a writer than a reader, relying on movies and television shows for entertainment rather than reading. But I think I will go ahead and buy your books anyway because you have very good reviews and I am intrigued by the little bit I've learned from what you posted here. To give you an example of my inability to read more than about 10 pages of the book a day. I have a thousand page book on my desk that I really want to read that I bought about five years ago and haven't even opened the cover to read the introduction. I cannot hold a book in my hands. And neck strain when I read from the desk is difficult.
Ron
