"They are mostly not about the Culture itself. Because it's boooooring." This is why if we had the technology for a post-scarcity society on Earth there would

"They are mostly not about the Culture itself. Because it's boooooring." This is why if we had the technology for a post-scarcity society on Earth there would be sets of people who would use this level of technology to do things like try to colonize Mars -- to the abject horror of the latte-sippers who would pen endless screeds about how foolish it is as they sit and sip latte. Wait... did I even make up that last part?