Oh, the patent expired? No problem, we’ll just methylate the structure, see that it makes no difference and put it out on the market as a new drug. Or maybe take the active part of a racemic mixture and half the dosage. Same drug double the patent. Semisynthetic insulin is even worse in that regard.
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Terry Pratchett comes to mind with the Colour of Magic Discworld book. He describes it as “a bunch of essays” but it all reads like D&D sessions transformed into short stories. You even have ::: spoiler gods playing dice and rolling for the fate of the characters. :::
He gave up playing after a while, unhappy with the game becoming more complicated with further editions though.
I use irc for the more obscure books. It’s a bit more annoying but once you get the hang of it, it’s easy.
Went.