What happens with actuaries when the lights go out? Between the Spreadsheets exposes the hidden secrets of the actuarial profession through satirical articles and thought provoking pieces. Ideas expressed in this blog are my own. They do not represent any company or organization.
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Book Review: Scythe Series by Neal Shusterman
We’ve conquered death! Awesome! Well more accurately , we developed nearly omniscient Artificial Intelligence (the Thunderhead) that solved all our problems. The answer wasn’t 42 after all.
However, a world with no death faces two challenges.
1. Death (and avoiding it) is a motivating factor to live well.
2. The planet can only handle so many people.
To counter these issues, the creators of the Thunderhead established a league of special individuals that are exempt from monitoring by the Thunderhead. Known as the Scythdom, these people have a singular mandate - the administration of mortality.
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