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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLIT_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLIT_(short_story) might be of interest to you.

• foota 10y ago
  Man, Snow Crash basically sounds like it stole that idea.
  • nitrogen 10y ago
    There was also an Outer Limits episode with a similar theme if I recall correctly. There is a lot of cross-pollination of ideas, and I think that's a good thing.