Let’s clarify some literary terms.

Sci-fi means Science Fiction, or general sciences particularly. Emphasis on the general sciences as a major element in the fiction. Soc-Com refers to Social Commentary. Emphasizes discussing or hypothesizing some element of Social Science as opposed to General Science. Soc-Fi refers to ‘Social Science’ Fiction, not to be confused with ‘general science’ Fiction. It is primarily Social Commentary fiction in a fictional setting, sometimes incidentally using some principles of general science manipulation in the setting.

Many people get these terms confused and intermingle them. Some books actually do cross over.

Ray Bradbury wrote a lot of really good Sci-Fi. He also wrote some good Soc-Com or Soc-Fi and many tried to pretend it was still Sci-Fi. Fahrenheit 451 for example, was good Soc-Fi. Not much ‘Science’ in it, but a whole lot of ‘Social’ in it.

When I was in high school the English department tried to convince me A Canticle for Leibowit was Sci-Fi and not Soc-Com or Soc-Fi. The science in it was horrible.

Let’s clarify some literary terms.

Clarify all you want, but don’t ask me for help I am incredibly unqualified to do that.

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I meant this as a dig at myself lol, I don’t actually enjoy being misunderstood most of the time. :::

Depends if you get your income locally or from said exports. A strong loonie means all your crap from China will get cheaper (although what’s actually going on here is a weak greenback).

But really, Gravity’s Rainbow? That was for readers that did not have a mind in the first place, so how could they lose it?

They didn’t lose it they simply went beyond the zero, it just looks like they lost it from this perspective.

No, this is not a disentanglement from, but a progressive knotting into.

As in 'If you are progressive, do not read too much into that book."?

It’s going to be an interesting time. What’s the point in holding currency in an isolationist state? What can you trade it for? And while China is in a position to take over as the global currency, that would require relaxing the reins on their currency, which I don’t think they’re ready to do. A good part of what makes an international currency useful is trust in the currency. America doesn’t have much left to lose, and China still needs more to be in that position. If the EU played it right, they could slip into that role, but I don’t know if they’re in a position or have the interest to do it, either. Gold standard, anyone?

I mean, the EU couldn’t really stop people from just moving towards the Euro. Unless I’m missing something it’s the obvious candidate.

Now that I’ve thought about it a bit, measuring fluctuations in terms of some kind of weighted basket of other currencies would be best, although that’s a bit more complicated.

Which is fine by me, based purely on how long a lettuce will last against Trump who is purposely tanking global markets through sheer hubris (a la Liz Truss)

Well I wouldn’t recommend it Against The Day, but I like the part that brings light to the Herero.

I am not sure I could ever get through that book, so I won’t even start.

Maybe you would though and then what?

I would miss not having read the hundred other books that I could have read instead, and really wanted to read

I have a really, really difficult time with alternative history, having taught the real thing.

There is no real history, just two lies and a peaceful joker in between.