Hope so. But my worry is that Earth will be easily "othered" when they're settled, as will itself "other" the colonies. Standard scifi farehttps://twitter.com/rikwes66/status/871550366189596672 …
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Replying to @asteris
If you're reading what I think you're reading I feel that the "otherness" of Earth caused by the diaspora is inevitable.
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Replying to @nekatomenos
You probably guessed right (but I've seen the same ideas explored in older novels too, eg. the excellent Downbelow Station)
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Replying to @asteris
Another older series that deals with this as part of the wider picture is Red Mars. Though that's more concerned with future of politics
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Replying to @nekatomenos
Er, though I'm drawn to every book featuring the colonization of Mars, that trilogy for some reason repelled me. But Moving Mars was awesome
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Replying to @asteris
Which is a pity because the Red Mars characters must be some of the most deeply thought out I've seen in books in any genre.
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Replying to @nekatomenos
Truth be told, I'm out of ideas on what to read after [spoiler], maybe I'll give KSR a try. Lots of titles on backburner, few jumping at me
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Replying to @asteris
Downbelow Station's plot sounds a bit like Star Trek DS9. I suspect it was one of the influences.
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Heh! But DS9 itself was based on the B5 pitch (lots of other modern stuff feel influenced by Downbelow; BSG, Avatar etc)
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