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"And I Have Come Upon This Place By Lost Ways," published 1972, reminds us automation is no substitute for feet on the ground.

"The Man Who Walked Home," published 1972. Nifty intersection between post-apocalypse civ and the cause of the apocalypse.

"The Girl Who Was Plugged In," published 1973. Four stories into this collection and I'm convinced Tiptree had precognition. Social media influencers perfectly described some 30 years before the existence of social media.

"And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side," published 1972. I had to read this one a couple of times before the meaning sank in. Bleak. And somewhat prescient re: infotainment.

"The Last Flight of Doctor Ain," published 1969, hits hard in a world still struggling with Covid-19.

Also, I wonder if Frank Herbert jumped off this story when he wrote The White Plague in 1982.