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The literary legend is Ray Bradbury, who seems to have become an appealing old eccentric.

• michael_dorfman 17y ago
  The "appealing" part is something new. I saw him speak about 15-20 years ago, and he really skeeved me out-- his view of technology was so naively optimistic as to be frightening. I can't argue with the library thing, though. More power to him.
  • dinkumthinkum 17y ago
    That's interesting. Can you give more details? It's kind of ironic given what he says in this interview.
  • alexjmann 17y ago
    It's interesting when you look at his thoughts towards the television in Fahrenheit 451, which was the new media, or the future of news, at the time. Strikingly similar to his current distaste for the "noise" on the internet. His loyalty to literature has not changed.
  • hachiya 17y ago
    Do you mean naively pessimistic instead of optimistic? The interview indicates that he has a negative view towards the use of technology to replace traditional media.
    • alexjmann 17y ago
      That was my impression as well.