On the contrary, Snow Crash in many ways is as seminal a work as LotR.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 18/12/2014 10:28:36 AM
Not necessarily in its effects on the genre of cyberpunk (which are in fact massive, though outstripped by Neuromancer), but rather in its effects on the development and the way people think about the Internet.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla
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Neal Stephenson - Anathem (why have I never heard of this before)?
- 14/12/2014 01:15:09 PM
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I've no idea how you managed not to hear of Neal Stephenson before...
- 14/12/2014 08:07:38 PM
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What they said.
- 17/12/2014 03:00:50 PM
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On the contrary, Snow Crash in many ways is as seminal a work as LotR.
- 18/12/2014 10:28:36 AM
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