tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post8949653367693514338..comments2023-11-02T09:42:21.472-05:00Comments on Old Books by Dead Guys: New Folks’ Home and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume SixKarl Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133816726897297775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post-79409737938340588422020-01-25T14:20:34.115-06:002020-01-25T14:20:34.115-06:00Oh, I think you totally missed the point of ”Drop ...Oh, I think you totally missed the point of ”Drop Dead,” which is: here’s immortality … if you want it (like this). Immortality may come in more than the one conventional form. ”Drop Dead” anticipates the immortality of the Borg, does it not? And self-sacrifice is no big deal, if every member of the herd is the same self and the one that becomes someone else’s dinner is just an effective proselyte for the next proselyte.Hollis Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128374267758663781noreply@blogger.com