Marijo asked Circa24:

With respect to technology, how does your Silent Conesnt universe differ relative to how you think the future may unfurl?

Circa24 Believe it or not, I softened my dystopian universe to make the depiction of the future less grim. Considering the collapse of the fossil fuel economy in the Founders' State, I believe conditions in this society could be even more dire than portrayed in the book. Only a handful of carbon-era buildings would likely remain standing, and solar technology might have ceased to exist due to its reliance on our manufacturing capabilities. I wanted to incorporate vaccines into the narrative, but this technology, too, relies on our fossil fuel economy, which has crumbled by the time of the story."

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