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> Alternately it is something a billionaire could afford, like a James Bond villain in reverse

This is roughly the premise of Neal Stephenson's new book Termination Shock, if anyone's looking for a (IMO pretty fun) fictional exploration of the idea.

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Huh? I thought it was the plot of "The ministry of the future"? Also written by an SF author (Kim Stanley Robinson). Ah well I guess great minds think alike. It is not an unlikely future.

They are similar but different - both great books.

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