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Andy Weir on the Economics of Sci-Fi and Space

Conversations with Tyler

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Is There Anything You Can Do About Asimov's Three Laws?

You're one of the most optimistic, most pro science. What is it in you that has produced that? I don't know. Maybe I'm just an optimist. Just an optimist from birth. You've seen a lot more from technology and in fact in robotics. And control. It's all about control technology. Yes. But you've got to bear in mind. "I feel like I've got about 50 centuries of human history to back up my point of view," he says.

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