I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me.
A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.
Economies are embedded inside ecosystems. Companies dependent on tourism, for example, are affected by low rainfall - there's less snow for skiers, and forest fires are more intense.
I think inherently, a little bit, I'm a bit of a pleaser, and I want people to like me and be nice, and to not ruffle feathers and just make everybody happy and stuff. It's a personality flaw.
Science fiction has these obsessions with certain sciences - large scale engineering, neuroscience.
All the definitions people want to put on you in terms of what kind of writer you are come with hidden meanings. If you're writing science fiction, you're writing rocket ships. If you write dystopian fiction, it's inequity where The Man must be fought.
