Is it? It doesn't ring a bell at all (or really fit with the topic of either one of those books) and I don't see that mentioned in the previous discussion links

Is it? It doesn't ring a bell at all (or really fit with the topic of either one of those books) and I don't see that mentioned in the previous discussion links posted above on a quick search; everything there was about society/politics/military more than business. Those discussions include this comment which says he worked on video games in the 80s (dialogue, AFAICT, and story; not code), which is probably close enough experience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818816