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"People have told me that Feed is coming true. (Many of the technologies I discussed have been explored in recent years.) But in a sense, I believe it already was the reality when I was writing. I was already dreaming in advertisements."
YA (oldstyle YA, not condescending or sanitized) dystopian social media satire. Incredibly fucking sad.
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As soon as I read it this became my favorite non fiction book. It was written in the 80s but I feel like it’s still relevant and gave me a new perspective about technology and our media consumption.
Jul 6, 2024
The granddaddy to all cyberpunk media, and incredibly prescient given our current moment. Coined the term “Cyberspace”.
Gibson wrote this on a typewriter in the canadian wilderness in 1984. It was his first novel.
I finished it in 4 days after kicking it around for years. immediately moved on to the sequel.
Honestly prescient doesn’t even begin to describe how accurately this book predicted our present, and its future.
Feb 22, 2025
a compilation of short science fiction stories from the 60s/70s I wanna say. primarily centered around the negative consequences of technology, some surprisingly relevant anti-fossil fuel, AI, and surveillance state themes but with varying levels of sci-fi/noir tropes. feels like proto-cyberpunk
Feb 24, 2024
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I feel like 12 is a wonderful place to start. 1 book a month. Keep it in your bathroom. Beside your bed. Where you eat your meals. Please read this year. It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. and for me, and for everyone who you'll tell, I'm reading again, and you should read with me too. Take pictures or screencaps of passages and send them to your friends. Read funny, easy books, evil and upsetting books, books that are boring but are still satisfying to finish. Go to the library. Challenge yourself. You will feel better, you'll feel proud of yourself, and you'll banish the negative moodlet of being mad or ashamed at yourself for not reading. It's ok that you haven't been. You had your reasons and it doesn't do any good to beat up on yourself. That was then and this was now. Start a book tomorrow bc it is a new day :)
Jan 1, 2025
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I don't listen to any AI generated playlists because I prefer to hear ones curated by people. I love sharing music as a human to human thing. It's also dismaying how music streaming services prioritize the songs of artists whose management pay them, etc.
It's so fun to simply browse anonymous person's curated lists instead on top of sharing with friends. It's never been easier to peek into someone else's semi-private music preference and walk their landscape. Just today I found a person who's made dozens of playlists for specific beanie babies (!), all with no saves or likes.
We don't need AI driven sorting to develop taste and find things we like. Break out of the corral with me and run free. Let's see what's over the hill
Aug 6, 2024
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be giving, accept graciously, be thankful, withdraw when it's wise
Jul 20, 2024