• perishthethought@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    William Gibson’s writing after the Sprawl trilogy always seemed very likely to happen. I mean, squatters living on the Bay Bridge in NorCal after it gets damaged in an earthquake, for instance. Not the really out there stuff.

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      2 months ago

      Yes, absolutely. His most recent books, the peripheral and agency, have a very plausible outcome—ultra rich living supported by automation after 60-80% of the less fortunate perish over 30 Years in a series of rolling catastrophes they affectionately refer to as “the great jackpot”.