“We set out to solve one very important problem. We solved it extremely well, I think, and solved an additional number of important problems along the way. But we did not set out to erase all the problems of mankind. Do not expect us to. Many problems remain to be solved by other mobile islands that will take off on new paths in the future, finding new solutions.”
Byron snapped, “What problems have you solved other than how to help a lot of really smart people who would have done well anyway get even richer than they would have otherwise gotten?”
Colin snorted. “Well, we solved the healthcare problem, for one.”
“What are you talking about? We already solved the healthcare problem in the Blue states. We have universal health coverage. You don’t even have that!”
“We do actually, though n
