Only problem with Mandibles: doesn't take Bitcoin into account.
Thanks nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx for recommending The Mandibles
I used to believe I was going to inherit a ton of wealth from my successful grandparents, but shortly after my grandfather got sick, they sold our 100 acre family farm that would've been passed down to my father and his brothers. After he passed a year later, my grandmother sold the rental duplexes and split the proceeds up between the kids. My parents spent their share on a new truck, new vinyl siding, and a new fence for their 1/6 acre property... #Mandibles
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Technically Shriver did, and she mentions it once in the book only to say it failed. It's got that cautionary tale vibe, similar to 1984.
Indeed, it's mentioned.
When Mandibles was published Bitcoin was in the triple digits and the ATH was still $1166. Segwit hadn't been adopted, there was no path to scaling, the Lightning Network didn't exist.
I think the idea that Bitcoin would fail by 2030 was much more feasible at that point.
Now? Not so much.
I'm mainly just kidding around about leaving Bitcoin out. Imagining the end of the dollar as the default reserve currency and the rise of a BRICS currency is difficult enough without adding Bitcoin as a variable, Shriver does an excellent job with the thought experiment