POEM - Parallel
A poem about two different systems racing towards eternity

A poem about two different systems racing towards eternity

This is Michael R. Sullivan’s second novel. He published The Final Flaw in 2022. Listen to his interview with Robert Breedlove if you want to hear more about his motivation for writing this book.

The story of the Cypherpunks... and the price of freedom: A razor-sharp utopia built on lies vs. a rebellion buried in code. When the system glitches, Syntra must choose. Hey. Are you ready for this?

One of the main promises of Bitcoin fiction is to provide a new and exciting method for orange-pilling the population. Bitcoin is complicated. Understanding the mere basics requires studies in areas as diverse as economics, philosophy, game theory, cryptography, law, and several others. The road is long and treacherous. Bitcoin fiction might provide a shortcut.

A city will wear you like a pair of old cowhide boots. Your feet slip in, comfortably, since their caresses have worn in the leather just so, and now they are a part of you. Such thoughts preoccupied Pat Garrett as his train rolled into Montreal Central Station.

Congratulations! You won, you did it, you have everything. Literally everything. Turns out unlimited growth works when there are no checks and balances to stop it. Well, for a while, right? You made The Company. The one that owns everything because you just bought everything until there was no competition. For decades you were able to just build and grow and acquire everything in the world.