The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

The original cyberpunk story.

Great book. I’m afraid he learned the wrong lesson though.

What about us folks on the drier side of life?

Slowly killing yourself and others around you is never cool.

Superseded. From the Latin -sede.

In agreement with ublock origin though

I don’t understand how having things and being well off means a person has nothing to lose. Have none of y’all seen Trading Places? People value different things.

I’d be curious to know if the whistleblowers of the last 25 years or so match this description of the “most ethical person”. I doubt it.

I can agree more with this statement.

And I’m saying it’s a point based on no evidence. History is riddled with people making sacrifices for the greater good. It’s also riddled with the people that own things doing nothing. Financial comfort does not increase the likelihood that someone will rock the boat and become a whistleblower. There is no factual basis for that statement.

I’m still stuck on why you think someone with money has more ethics. Do you think someone financially stable is more prone to being altruistic? Being a whistleblower is about doing something beyond yourself. What if the person with a fully paid off house and savings has family? Are they still going to make the same decisions? How did that person obtain wealth?

I don’t disagree with your list but I very much disagree with your conclusion. Honor and altruism do not correlate with owning property and having money.

What do ethics have to do with saving money and owning property? Do poor people not have ethics?

Dwayne Dibley’s first appearance is the most memorable for me.

High pitched voice “I’m disabled”

Definitely my first thought