So I started reading Embers in the Dusk mostly because I know it's your other main quest.
I have to wonder how you guys in that quest were able to tolerate the ridiculously stupid other planets. (Up to the second high council meeting now.) I mean you guys kept giving away for free STCs which gave massive production bonuses, while the other planets hoard every scrap of knowledge they have away from you
Hey, you're pretty much the only economist I know, are negative interest rates as Bizzarro-world a thing as they sound? Apparently Japan, Sweden and Switzerland have them now, and I find the concept far more amusing than I should.
You put a lot of time, effort, thought, detail and words into analysis and plans. I'm left with the choice between following along, falling behind, or [X] Elder Haman.