[lbo-talk] It's Official: We're Ruled by Loonies

Westrich, James james.westrich at umassmed.edu
Fri Jan 9 13:09:30 PST 2004


The Lem book that comes immediately to mind is *Fiasco* not *Solaris*. Not the world's tightest read but as usual with Lem a profound premise: the Earth spends dozens of years and trillions of dollars to send a space mission to a planet (Qinta) because it has a high chance of having life. Well, they get there and something is going on but I won't spoil any further other than the title, fiasco.

Also, they do not go "crazy" as such in Solaris.

Jim

"It's good-bye boy you done your best (marched ten thousand miles in the dust)"

--"Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight", Warren Leming

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From: Chuck0 [mailto:chuck at mutualaid.org]

Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] It's Official: We're Ruled by Loonies

My money is on these unlucky astronauts going crazy, Solaris-style.

I'm just wondering if a program like this will sink the Amercian economy .

Chuck0

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