Foundation

The main premise of the series, that historical patterns could be mathematically charted and extrapolated into the future, is a very interesting foundation for a story, if I dare say so. Much of the ‘mathematical extrapolation of history’ relies on the participants of history being mostly unaware of the details, which leaves lots of room for twists and turns along the way. It was fun to explore how a civilization could prepare itself for independency, even if said civilization has little material resources, but lots of knowledge and time for preparation.

‘Foundation’ was an investigation of societal balances, an investigation of what truly matters toward the continuation of an ideal. The multi-generational plot has somewhat of an end goal in mind, a hazy idea of what problems will interfere with that end goal, and a lot of drama as you might expect when dealing with large populations. Even though this is set in the distant future, the economic and political instability that I see in my “base reality” makes me think that this could almost be a manual of questions to pose for today. What knowledge is worth preserving? How can we minimize the more chaotic stages of a kyklos cycle? And ultimately, what is to come, and who has predicted the most accurate picture of the coming reality?

I will definitely have to continue this story after I revisit a few other sci-fi series that I’ve been neglecting: Three-Body Problem, Dune.