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Not only that, the Gibson quote has not aged well. Consumers are not gripping a remote control in voiceless isolated rage; they now hold globally connected han
by dkarl 7y ago
Not only that, the Gibson quote has not aged well. Consumers are not gripping a remote control in voiceless isolated rage; they now hold globally connected handheld computers that provide access to a dizzying choice of ways to interact with others. If there's something essential in this unattractive picture that hasn't changed, this choice of quote doesn't give me confidence that either Gibson or Doctorow understands it.
- jdkee 7y agoI think the quote was appropriate at the time, see parallel ideas espoused by Stephenson in Interface (1994). It predates the smartphone/social media era.