Whenever I get on a particularly utopian lefty kick, I point out that until we eliminate the vast armies of cheap labourers (through some combination of education, birth control, and progressive taxation) we'll keep seeing competent and healthy people in worthless jobs.
With acknowledgements and apologies to Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, as well as the late Philip K. Dick and John Brunner.
Pleasant Valley is a thriving modern metropolis of over 300,000 citizens! Located at the confluence of the Frigid River and Azfarazikan Sea, with plenty of wide-open spaces and the modern facilities of several MegaCongloms.
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