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[james_davis_nicoll]

Aside from The Cold Solution, which stories could be said to be replies to The Cold Equations?

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[(Anonymous)]

This series (of questionable quality) from Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger:

https://web.archive.org/web/20190529124350/http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-0119/

[elysdir]

Wow—I just read this one for the first time. I was following along and nodding at the usual arguments against the Cold Equations scenario, but I was not expecting the ultimate villain to turn out to be…

(spoiler space)


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Government safety regulations getting in the way of private enterprise!

[bolindbergh]

Somebody seems blissfully unaware of concepts like "lobbying" and "regulatory capture".

[(Anonymous)]

It honestly starts pretty fun - I like how they just keep pulling people in, even if none of the arguments are original - but then it really goes off the rails.