Not a purely sci-fi author , but checkout “Octavia E Butler”. She uses sci-fi to explore other thematics. The fact that I didn’t see her name once here says a lot about how underrated she is

Her main book “parable of the sower” is a must read today for anyone living in the USA nowadays. So many points of today’s politics make me think back about that book.

Yes I was thinking about the global economic system. And like you pointed out, I’m worried that the rework (on top of being ugly) might end up in a worse situation (in terms of inequality, freedom etc…)

The USA is definitely a joke now. It’s just that everyone is laughing nervously. We are afraid that falling so fast from top to bottom will bring the system down.

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