re: #304 Walter L. Newton

1) It’s his main theme, it drives most of the other plat arcs.

2) Because you will argue with a rock.

3) Give it up, you do your fair share of insulting people here. Mr. Innocent.

I agree that commerce is a main theme in many of his books. I think it’s not true to say it’s the main theme. I think that information and the attributes of cultures are the main themes, which include how those cultures— and how information— relates to commerce and money. This theory has the benefit of including his book Anathem, which I do not think yours does.

Since you’re getting nasty, I’m going to stop talking to you now. I’m used to being able to have discussions about the themes of books without the person I’m talking to descending to insults, and I don’t think there’s anything to be gained from doing so.