>>7997565
Because he is an Asperger's victim with a fondness for objectivism and popery.

>>7997565
Because it works well with cool space opera.

This guy wears a goddang fedora that he tips

>for the work he thus criticizes are mine.
>neither of which redound to his glory.
>to belittle my worthy work as unworthy.

I can actually feel the wind blowing from his fedora being tipped

Actual prose and dialogue from one of his books, Count to a Trillion:

>So he whispered into the helmet pickup. "Amigo, I'm running a wild risk. Turn off the cameras! I don't want no record of this..."
>"Off it is. My good friend, what the hot perdition's fire are you up to, eh?"
>"This is something I got to do. You behind me?"
>"You must ask?" the dark, musical laugh came over the mike. "I stand behind you. Always. Except when I am far in front."