He was just an idea - a collection of responsibilities with a mailing address. - Daniel Suarez

A hundred stories each and draped in vines, the dozen towers resembled overgrown postapocalyptic ruins — except for their glittering organometallic lights. Acre for acre, the towers produced ten times the food of a traditional farm on just a fraction of the water. Zero pesticides. Almost entirely automated.

The people behind the modern global economy will prevent any meaningful change until it's too late.

But the question that needs to be answered is whether civilization's inability to adapt is a failure of leadership — or an unwillingness in humanity itself.

We have sequenced each of your genomes from the blood samples you provided and have determined that — as expected — a disproportionate number of you share what’s known as the ‘wanderlust gene,’ DRD4-7R. This gene is highly correlated with a desire for novel experiences. Many of the world’s greatest explorers, adventurers, and entrepreneurs have this gene.