# Bureaucracy and Systems in Short Science Fiction

> Theme guide for Short Science Fiction by Noel Loomis.

A recurring theme is the absurdity and entrapment of complex bureaucratic systems, such as the point-based economy in 'Parking, Unlimited' or the insurance-derived Central Audit Bureau, which replace meaningful work and freedom with meaningless point-chasing.

## Where it surfaces

- [You Too Can Be a Millionaire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_2_se/chapters/you-too-can-be-a-millionaire): The Central Audit Bureau and its point system represent an all-encompassing bureaucratic machine that controls citizens' lives, even offering jobs within its own structure.

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