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Thought of the Day
I still enjoy a lot of the cyberpunk I read ten years ago (I went through a cyberpunk phase), but I can't read, e.g., Neuromancer anymore without wondering whether Molly goes home and unwinds by watching pictures of cats with captions on them, or whether Case has ever indulged in a webcomic flamewar.*
I guess a worldwide computer network, like everything else, becomes drastically less edgy and cool when you actually put real people in it!
* - Yes, the memes of his future would not be the same as the memes of ours, but the general point remains.
I guess a worldwide computer network, like everything else, becomes drastically less edgy and cool when you actually put real people in it!
* - Yes, the memes of his future would not be the same as the memes of ours, but the general point remains.