那些描绘恐怖的社会制度的“发人深省”的小说，并不是凭空而来的。我说的刻薄一些，这些所谓的“恐怖”小说其实不过是把被压迫的人的生活搬到了那些更“普通”的人的身上。
在这些小说假想的末世灾难里，所有人都要被迫搬离家园流浪到别的地方，而不仅仅只是那些欠发达地区的人需要为了生计而移民；所有人都没有了生育与不生育的自由，而不仅仅只是少数族裔、性少数、穷苦的人被剥夺选择的权利...
往好里说，这些小说让我们更深刻地体会到了社会中被压迫群体的生活。往坏里说，这些小说让社会中被压迫群体的生活和科幻想象等同了起来，从而更难让人去倾听真正经历苦难的人的声音了。
这也就是为什么我拒绝在我的小说里描绘想象中的末世。因为我不愿意用想象去替代我们社会中受苦最为深重的人的经历和现实。 source
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Most people buy Bitcoin via exchanges, such as Coinbase. Exchanges allow you to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency, and setting up an account is similar to opening a brokerage account—you’ll need to verify your identity and provide some kind of funding source, such as a bank account or debit card. Major exchanges include Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini. You can also buy Bitcoin at a broker like Robinhood. Regardless of where you buy your Bitcoin, you’ll need a digital wallet in which to store it. This might be what’s called a hot wallet or a cold wallet. A hot wallet (also called an online wallet) is stored by an exchange or a provider in the cloud. Providers of online wallets include Exodus, Electrum and Mycelium. A cold wallet (or mobile wallet) is an offline device used to store Bitcoin and is not connected to the Internet. Some mobile wallet options include Trezor and Ledger.
n the U.S. people generally use Bitcoin as an alternative investment, helping diversify a portfolio apart from stocks and bonds. You can also use Bitcoin to make purchases, but the number of vendors that accept the cryptocurrency is still limited. Big companies that accept Bitcoin include Overstock, AT&T and Twitch. You may also find that some small local retailers or certain websites take Bitcoin, but you’ll have to do some digging. That said, PayPal has announced that it will enable cryptocurrency as a funding source for purchases this year, financing purchases by automatically converting crypto holdings to fiat currency for users. “They have 346 million users and they’re connected to 26 million merchants,” says Spencer Montgomery, founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting. “It’s huge.”
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