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📣 lisper

Help me identify an Isaac Asimov story [ANSWERED]


I am trying to find a story (not sure if it's a short story or a novel) by Isaac Asimov that I recall reading many (many!) years ago that is relevant to the current Covid pandemic. It's a murder mystery set in a future where no one ever leaves their house. All human interactions are conducted via telepresence. The protagonist is an old-school detective who stirs up the social order by insisting on interviewing suspects face to face. If anyone recognizes this story please let me know. Thanks.


  👤 el_isma Accepted Answer ✓

👤 hindsightbias
While there may be some disease factor, I think it had more to do with wealth. Everyone had giant, curated estates in a post-scarcity world. I dont think it was said they didn’t leave their house - everyone was raised by robots in some libertarianish utopia of maximum self achievement.

More Puritan-utopia than disease fearing.