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There's a scifi short story about a janitor who knows how to do basic arithmetic and becomes the most important person in the world when some disaster happens.
by WhyOhWhyQ 10mo ago
There's a scifi short story about a janitor who knows how to do basic arithmetic and becomes the most important person in the world when some disaster happens. Of course after things get set up again due to his expertise, he becomes low status again.
- bradfitz 10mo agoI had to go look that up! I assume that's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power ? (Not a janitor, but "a low grade Technician"?)
- WhyOhWhyQ 10mo agoHmm it could be a false memory, since this was almost 15 years ago, but I really do remember it differently than the text of 'Feeling of Power'.
- YouAreWRONGtoo 10mo ago[dead]