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I've been talking about the prophecies of William Gibson for some time. He seems to have nailed the 21st century more than any other sci-fi writer.

• TeMPOraL 7y ago
  Haven't read any of his books yet. Did he prophesize that all of this cyberpunk bickering will come to an abrupt halt as global warming destabilizes our civilization and kicks the survivors back to medieval age? After recent stream of climate change articles I just can't read these NSA statements without thinking that they're worrying about the wrong thing.
  • mcculley 7y ago
    His recent book, "The Peripheral", describes a world deeply affected by climate change and other problems.
  • SiempreViernes 7y ago
    Isn't worrying about he wrong thing is their historical track record? Whenever they aren't actually measuring something directly intelligence agencies seem to rely on their paranoia, which makes for a poor tool to extrapolate with.