{"product_id":"those-the-future-left-behind-9781684630790","title":"Those the Future Left Behind","description":"The ever-increasing socioeconomic disparity between people on Earth has grown to the point that governments are now implementing a radical program: submit your life for \"Collection\" at a young age, and you'll gain access to immediate wealth--with some strings attached. For many from marginalized communities, this is barely a choice, as they would rather live an abbreviated life fulfilling their dreams than an elongated one scratching out a meager existence in the gutter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnpackaged from the first-person account of a neurodiverse Collector, an employee of the government who is charged with the execution of contracted individuals upon the conclusion of their allotted time, \u003ci\u003eThose the Future Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of speculative science fiction that explores what life might be like on an Earth suffering from resource depletion and overpopulation--an Earth plagued by the same problems we continually brush off today on the chance that others will solve them for us tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684630790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Patrick Meisch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39992149639349,"sku":"9781684630790","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8095321b-dc8a-48a2-a2b1-78fcb21c4c99.jpg?v=1620707437","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/those-the-future-left-behind-9781684630790","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}