Pieter -
I was born during Apartheid in South Africa, and those were truly dark times. It’s painful to say, but my people did terrible things to others — and there’s no excuse for it. Still, I’m deeply thankful that things didn’t end in disaster. In fact, considering how bad it could have been, we were lucky.
Thanks for the personal reflection and the story of the twins... I'll have to look into them. I think your autobiographical reflection helps *me* understand the stylization of your optimism. We each have our own (Pess or Opt or Hybrid) I suppose.
A great (if painfully dystopian) romp through "coulda been worse" is the Draka <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Domination> series written by Santa Fean Steve Stirling (SM Stirling) who I still occasional discover writing away on his laptop at Joe's Diner (seems to be there several days/mornings a week in the same booth?)
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