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The hosts cited the book as the inspiration behind the startup Make Sunsets, noting that its plot centers on a billionaire who injects sulfur into the stratosphere, leading to a bleak outcome. They highlighted the story’s cautionary tone without endorsing it as a must‑read.
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The novel was cited as the inspiration for the startup Make Sunsets, and its plot features a billionaire who shoots sulfur into the stratosphere, leading to an unhappy ending.
And, I mean, there's this novel, The Termination Shock, by Neil Stevenson. And that was actually the inspiration for Make Sunsets. And in that novel, there's this billionaire, McHooligan. McHooligan. McHooligan. Pretty on the nose. And he shoots sulfur into the stratosphere. And, like, it's not a happy ending, like, by any means. It's not good.