@pachabelcanon agreed, I also believe there is merit in the homework itself even if it isn't used as an element of style. But this is subconscious for most hard sf writers. E.g. the historical materialism is a big part of why mieville is good.
@fredsoda not completely wrong. mil R&D -> scale as civilian product -> repurpose factories in wartime. The point is that the US is still world leading at the first part but can't do the second domestically anymore.
@AaronBergman18 Also every minute of your job is broadcast live with any minor event posted to youtube.
Pilots at least get breaks from this in cruise.
@norvid_studies Imagine the first 3 months of a startup compressed into an hour, your colleagues are strangers who constantly scream at each other, and there is a direct competitor who can sabotage you. Fun to watch the pros do it but not to do it yourself