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I recall M2K as more art-mag/future-style than substance, whereas (earlier) Wired more fully explored ideas with feet on the ground. Those curious can see https
by contingencies 5y ago
I recall M2K as more art-mag/future-style than substance, whereas (earlier) Wired more fully explored ideas with feet on the ground. Those curious can see https://www.mondo2000.com/archive/ https://www.mondo2000.com/archive/ + https://archive.org/details/mondohistory https://archive.org/details/mondohistory
- jrochkind1 5y agoHuh, do you know anything about that "history project" on Internet Archive? I could scan all my old issues, but I imagine if they wanted that they'd already have them, they can't be that rare (and are of course still under copyright)...
- TheOtherHobbes 5y agoI always thought it was the opposite. M2K had vision and some awareness of history and irony. (Albeit pickled by pharmaceuticals.) Wired was mostly just a hype factory, and often comedically lacking self-awareness.
- contingencies 5y agoIIRC ~Y2K+ Wired's content tanked hard.