I forget exactly where I read this, but I believe it was BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, edited by Spider Robinson. This affected his writing (either positively or negatively). I had read that Larry Niven inherited some independent wealth, and didn't NEED money. Me, I say smoke dope if you wanna feel good that's not what art is about. Besides, who is going to pay him to be frozen if no one believes in the future? He proposed a national campaign for the writing of sunny sf. Stories of doom and gloom are only going to convince people that they better get theirs while the getting's good, thus bringing on the collapse. People are only going to work hard if they think that tomorrow is going to be better than today progress is fueled by delayed gratification. All this pessimism about the future could only do harm. He had harsh words for science fiction writers. Show More cure was found for your disease, or the Messiah came or a John Bircher became president or whatever was your heart's desire.
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