Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:
Best sci-fi view of the current internet was in Anathem by Neal Stevenson. He saw it getting filled up by generated "bulshytt" and becoming unusable.
In reply to Keith Tanner :
William Gibson predicted influencers and reality TV
In reply to ShawnG :
In the Bridge trilogy? I think it's time for me to revisit that one, because I don't remember that specifically.
ShawnG said:In reply to Keith Tanner :
William Gibson predicted influencers and reality TV
...but completely failed to imagine mobile phones. Even he makes fun of himself for that.
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Can't remember but it was one of his earlier ones.
I remember there was a famous person in it who was famous for no reason other than being a personality and her life was livestreamed onto the net 24/7
Might have been in Neuromancer
In reply to ShawnG :
Might have been Idoru, which is about a virtual idol. Which was also prescient.
Also along those lines...
Keith Tanner said:In reply to ShawnG :
Might have been Idoru, which is about a virtual idol. Which was also prescient.
Was that part of the Sprawl or the Bridge trilogy?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
That's the one.
ShawnG said:In reply to Keith Tanner :
Can't remember but it was one of his earlier ones.
I remember there was a famous person in it who was famous for no reason other than being a personality and her life was livestreamed onto the net 24/7
Might have been in Neuromancer
Wasn't that Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Aka the book that very, very, extremely loosely got turned into Blade Runner
Pete. (l33t FS) said:Keith Tanner said:In reply to ShawnG :
Might have been Idoru, which is about a virtual idol. Which was also prescient.
Was that part of the Sprawl or the Bridge trilogy?
Idoru is the second book in the Bridge trilogy.
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In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Throw some mustard and cayenne in there too.
I don't think I've read the Bridge trilogy.
Definitely read the Sprawl set and the Blue Ant set - loved all those books.
Read both of the released books in the Jackpot trilogy, but I'm less than impressed so far. Peripheral was good enough, but Agency was well below par.
8 ? in the CSS H.L. Hunley.
In reply to Duke :
Bridge is more closely related to Sprawl than Blue Ant. Good stuff. Johnny Mnenomic introduced the concept IIRC.
Meme slightly related.
In reply to Keith Tanner :
I thought Johnny Mnemonic was the short story that led to Neuromancer.
At least, I recall Molly recalling, in Neuromancer, events from Johnny Mnemonic in the past tense.
914Driver said:8 ? in the CSS H.L. Hunley.
Killed its entire crew at least twice.
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