> The complete transformation and legitimization of betting culture in the United States has been surreal to watch. Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress imp

> The complete transformation and legitimization of betting culture in the United States has been surreal to watch. Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress implicitly predicted this (albeit for Luna, which was obviously modeled on the U.S.). (Heinlein was right about so many things ....) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress