there are rumors and worried models predicting a coming conflagration — one between classes, rather than nation states. But who really yearns for suc… - David Brin
" "there are rumors and worried models predicting a coming conflagration — one between classes, rather than nation states. But who really yearns for such a thing to happen? What if the optimists are right? Suppose we in this generation are — on average — growing both smarter and more sane at a decent clip. That average still leaves a billion human beings, out of almost ten billion, who are steeped in rage, or dogmatic rigidity, or delusional repetition of discredited mistakes. You know such people. Do you recognize those traits in some of your neighbors? Or perhaps that face in the mirror?
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Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
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