Dmitry Glukhovsky. Metro 2034 (№ 144239)

And science fiction writers, and scientists came from the fact that humanity is rationally and consistently. As if it consisted of several billion lazy, frivolous, fond of personalities, and was a hive endowed with collective intelligence and common will. As if taking over space exploration, it's going to take them seriously and not give up halfway, after playing and switching to electronics, and from electronics to biotechnology, in anything and without achieving any impressive results. Except, perhaps, nuclear physics.