The best science fiction uses technology to shine a light on the inherent problems of the human condition. The hard part is not making it depressing or a stand-

The best science fiction uses technology to shine a light on the inherent problems of the human condition. The hard part is not making it depressing or a stand-up comedy routine. It requires a lot of balance, which requires me to take weeks to let the ideas _fester_ in my head until they become a brainworm that I must excise. I think I hit the right balance here.