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See The Machine Stops, by E. M. Forster. The author seems to be trying to imagine the Internet from the perspective of the 1920’s. Consider also the personal d
by satisfice 7mo ago
See The Machine Stops, by E. M. Forster. The author seems to be trying to imagine the Internet from the perspective of the 1920’s.
Consider also the personal data tablets in The Mote in God’s Eye, which were very iPad-like, though written in the 70’s
- firesteelrain 7mo agoRight I think there probably isn’t one book that encapsulates the entire Internet today. The first book you mentioned has ideas that parallel YouTube and influencers whereas you have other books like “Neurmancer” and “A Logic Named Joe” that resemble World Wide Web and Wikipedia. “A Logic Named Joe” is probably the closest.
- aspenmayer 7mo agoRainbows End by Vernor Vinge and Accelerando by Charles Stross both have a lot of parallels with current AI and Internet developments, and are great books to boot. Accelerando has free ebook versions available, which I am happy to share, thanks to the author and publisher. I can’t recommend cstross highly enough. Vinge needs no introduction, though the work mentioned is somewhat less well known and later than his more renowned works. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(Vinge_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(Vinge_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/acceler...