![]() Felix is the penultimate step in a "star line" designed to breed for the highest-quality human characteristics. ![]() The story's protagonist, Hamilton Felix (surname first), is the archetypal superman/übermensch. The government invests heavily in scientific research, but this has the side effect of further increasing productivity a decade or more later, so long-term projects with no expected economic return are favored above anything but medical research, on the theory that longer lifespans will consume more surplus. ![]() Many people use lower-quality goods as status symbols. The chief economic problem is in fact using up the economic surplus: many high-quality goods actually cost less than those of lower quality. ![]() The world has become an economic utopia the "economic dividend" is so high that work has become optional due to Post scarcity. Dueling and the carrying of arms is a socially accepted way of maintaining civility in public a man can wear distinctive clothing to show his unwillingness to duel, but this results in an inferior social status. The novel depicts a world where genetic selection for increased health, longevity, and intelligence has become so widespread that the unmodified "control group/control naturals" are a carefully managed and protected minority. ![]()
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