Project Gutenberg 2009-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 48 Dryfoos, Dave 1915 2003 Dryfoos, David M. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Waste Not, Want Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Waste Not, Want" by Dave Dryfoos is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of consumption and societal expectations, set in a dystopian future where personal choice and individuality are sacrificed for the sake of consumption and economic stability. The narrative follows an elderly mechanical engineer, Fred Lubway, as he grapples with the pressures of a consumerist society that mandates he utilize every resource available, even after the loss of his life partner, Tillie. The story centers on Fred’s struggle against a mechanical and emotionless world that enforces strict consumption habits through the intervention of what are referred to as "ration-cops." After coping with the grief of losing Tillie, Fred is forced to adapt to the demands of a society that values productivity and consumption over personal happiness or contentment. His frustration builds as he confronts the absurdity of his existence: constantly producing technology just to be required to consume it and facing penalties for underconsumption. The narrative culminates in a confrontation with authority as the ration-cops attempt to "correct" Fred’s dissatisfaction through brain surgery, symbolizing the ultimate loss of personal autonomy in a society that prioritizes economic output over individual well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 42159 42105 2024-11-13T05:21:58.315311 2023-09-13T10:14:00.785441 text/html text/html 38153 2009-11-07T05:14:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 211859 2009-11-07T05:14:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287743 2024-11-13T05:22:04.004299 application/epub+zip 286152 2024-11-13T05:22:01.404310 application/epub+zip 82711 2024-11-13T05:22:00.151288 application/epub+zip 447883 2024-11-13T05:22:05.671256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440425 2024-11-13T05:22:03.053290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164778 2022-09-14T06:13:20.986190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35542 35442 2024-10-13T05:32:40.426899 2023-09-13T10:14:00.607436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35449 2009-11-07T05:14:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14010 2009-11-07T05:14:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20792 2024-11-13T05:22:05.799258 application/rdf+xml 14534 2024-11-13T05:22:00.687288 image/jpeg 3735 2024-11-13T05:22:00.418286 image/jpeg 288474 2024-11-13T05:21:58.328300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia