Much of the importance of Neuromancer at the time of publication wasn't that it was so technically correct or insightful, but rather that it connected science f

Much of the importance of Neuromancer at the time of publication wasn't that it was so technically correct or insightful, but rather that it connected science fiction to the cultural awareness of punk rock. That seems trite and obvious nowadays, but it was a revelation then. And although you sneer at the technology, his cultural insights were profound and remarkably predictive.