Exactly. It's a fantastic book and extremely fun, but in Stross' own words: "In the background of what looks like a Panglossian techno-optimist novel, horrible

Exactly. It's a fantastic book and extremely fun, but in Stross' own words: "In the background of what looks like a Panglossian techno-optimist novel, horrible things are happening." http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/05/crib-sheet-accelerando.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/05/crib-she... On it's origins (extreme burnout as a programmer in a high growth environment during the dot com boom): https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/acceler...