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Hmm, I suspect the article is not really news to the people who frequent sites like this, and perhaps not even to the readership of a science-fiction mag like l
by adrianratnapala 9y ago
Hmm, I suspect the article is not really news to the people who frequent sites like this, and perhaps not even to the readership of a science-fiction mag like locus.
But I would like a nice readable article like that to appear in more mainstream publications. It should make a good story, being both true and sensationalist and important at the same time.
- AceJohnny2 9y ago> being both true and sensationalist and important at the same time Doctorow has been sensationalist for as long as I've been reading him (15 years?), I think even moreso as time goes on. Too often, it detracts from his point, but sometimes he hits the nail on the head. Also recommended by him, The Civil War over General Purpose Computing" (2012): https://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html https://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html It's even truer in hindsight.
- Bartweiss 9y agoI really enjoy Doctorow, but he's been getting into territory where the hyperbole becomes factually inaccurate. His coverage of the Wells Fargo debacle featured some headlines that simply weren't true, which really put me on edge for reading his other stuff.
- astrodust 9y agoIt's nice seeing a Doctorow article that isn't full of hyperbole and hypotheticals. This one seems pretty grounded and reasonable.