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Science Fiction Stories vol. 7, no. 4 (January 1957)
I love the prosaic quality of this contrasted with the space setting. No knock on the door from an officious-looking old dude carrying a briefcase is good news, right?
Also "Male Strikebreaker"? Someone has to read that story please, so. many. questions.
Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Stories_v07n04_1957-01_cape1736
The story is about social outcasts and pariahs. And what an illogical concept it is.
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The "Male" was added by an editor for unknown reasons. Asimov said it "represents my personal record for stupid title changes".
tl;dr: A settled asteroid population treats the sewage treatment plant operator like, well, you know. So he goes on strike and everyone is going to die in their own filth rather than treat him like a human being.
@cptbutton @SFFMagazineCovers why would they do that
@johngrey @SFFMagazineCovers
Do you mean changing the title? No idea.
Do you mean why would people be assholes to other people over class issues? No way I can address that, but it happens a lot in human history.
@SFFMagazineCovers He looks like he’s selling encyclopedias.
@SFFMagazineCovers Asimov titled it “Strikebreaker”. The editor changed the title for reasons that baffled the Author. Personally I think the editor was trying to make a terrible “male stripper” pun.
IIRC the story is a sober one about how the community in a space colony unfairly ostracizes the family who works in the garbage processing facility.
@SFFMagazineCovers is that #jdvance visiting #Greenland ?