The Moon is a Harsh Mistress<\/i> by Robert A. Heinlein<\/p>\n
Was good read. Written in Luna dialect. Was story about dinkum thinkum
\nthat could talk-talk like regular cobber. Started revolution for Free
\nLuna with three not-stupids.<\/p>\n
Or, put another way, it’s the story of a computer that gained sentience
\nand helped three decent humans start a revolution to overthrow the
\noppressive Lunar Authority.<\/p>\n
It’s a good example of the genre.<\/p>\n
What’s interesting is that But apparently Mr. Heinlein (“The greatest science fiction writer of the The main character was a member of a “line” marriage that had been in I casually collect alternate marriage formats because I’ve always felt So, now having completed a novel by the “greatest science fiction writer 1<\/sup> It should be noted for critical parties reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein Was good read. Written in Luna dialect. Was story about dinkum thinkum that could talk-talk like regular cobber. Started revolution for Free Luna with three not-stupids. Or, put another way, … Continue reading
\nset on Mars many years ago. In a draft I wrote of the first scene, I
\ninserted bits about alternative lifestyles that I thought would be more
\nprevalent in a society more or less cut off from the main society on
\nEarth.
\nmodern age” according to the jacket cover) was on my side, because the
\n“marriages” on this fictional Luna are mostly of an alternative sort, some
\nwhat necessitated by the 2:1 male to female ratio there.<\/p>\n
\nexistance for some time. (I think he said 100 years, which, given that
\nthe story takes place in 2075, meant that Mr. Heinlein felt we would have
\ncolonized the moon by 1975. The book was written in 1966.) A line
\nmarriage starts basically with a couple, who then “opts” in a slightly
\nyounger person, so now there are three spouses. Then later, another
\nyounger person is added, and so on, so that the average age of the
\nmarriage stays around 35.<\/p>\n
\nthat the answer to this “marriage=man+woman” controversy is to provide as
\nmany legal social contract types as there are business types. You can
\nform a business as an s-corporation, c-corporation, limited liability
\npartnership, limited liability corporation, sole proprietership, general
\npartnership, a holding company with subsidiaries, etc., but you only get
\none type of marriage contract1<\/sup>. Backwards, if you ask me.<\/p>\n
\nof the modern age,” I turn next to Guardian I Defender of Peace<\/i> by
\nwhat I assume will be the second greatest science fiction writer of the
\nmodern age.<\/p>\n
\n(hi sweetie!) that I’m perfectly happy with my current marriage contract
\nand would not advocate a different type, but I’m all about freedom of
\nchoice. In much the same way I believe all drugs should be legal but
\nwould not partake myself.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"