@drewdevault Ted Chiang's novella collections. They the explore-a-scifi-concept-style of scifi from a very personal angle instead of being big and bombastic. Very refreshing.

Public bathhouses should be considered a relevant solution for sustainable cleanliness that is both resource efficient and luxurious (as opposed to e.g. taking short cold showers)

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/09/communal-luxury-the-public-bathhouse/