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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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