Status Updates From Beyond the Barrier

Great sci-fi and very interesting ending. I was able to guess that it had something to do with "what" Naismith was and that the message was missing some words. The portrayal of the late-stage of the human race is profoundly disturbing; especially the screaming Highborn. (I assumed that her portrayal would have been a little bit more sympathetic and ... well, "highborn." I wonder if my expectations betray my biases!)

I really liked this in the 1980s, and it's still not awful, however it is innately racist and sexist, as no American can help being