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Ha! If 1984 were instead of a book about government surveillance, a story about the malaise of working remotely for a nebulous and shadowy but well-paying "plat
by dvtrn 6y ago
Ha! If 1984 were instead of a book about government surveillance, a story about the malaise of working remotely for a nebulous and shadowy but well-paying "platform company" and was instead written in the year 2020, I feel like you would have just captured the soul of the entire narrative with what you've just written.
- yowlingcat 6y agoYou're doing a good job of making me want to read this book which I know doesn't exist yet but maybe should.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoLet's page Cory Doctorow, because that's the kind of stuff he's good at writing.
- dvtrn 6y agoClosest thing I can think of is probably J-Pod, by Douglas Coupland. https://www.amazon.com/JPod-Douglas-Coupland/dp/1596911050 https://www.amazon.com/JPod-Douglas-Coupland/dp/1596911050
- yowlingcat 6y agoNice reference. I've always wanted to read more of his work. What do you think about his All Families Are Psychotic?
- dvtrn 6y agoHaven't read it, actually. Just nabbed the Kindle version to give it a read this weekend-JPod was given to me as a secret santa exchange and like you I've been meaning to read more of his work. Cheers for the suggestion!