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Re:William Gibson says today’s internet is nothing like what... by justin66 on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @10:27AM (#22866378)
You're not well informed about the book and that makes your comments pretty painful to read, a problem which the radio clip obviously didn't remedy. Although in fairness to NPR, it's just radio, it's not exactly the New York Times Book Review.

> The notion that 120+ years in the future the world will have changed so little that its still follows the same MSNBC vs Fox News script of today borders on hubris.

Agency, and its' predecessor The Peripheral, are set both in (a version of, or more precisely multiple versions of) the present day or the very near future, and in the future. There's no way to not take the present day into account. But the politics of Gibson's future are not reminiscent of "MSNBC vs Fox News," if that makes you feel any better.

Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with what you are writing about.

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Re:William Gibson says today’s internet is nothing like what... by _red on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @10:35AM (#22866483)
>You're not well informed about the book and that makes your comments pretty painful to read

I accept that. But I'm commenting on the article that OP linked which quoted Gibson.

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Re:William Gibson says today’s internet is nothing like what... by whyleyc on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @10:40AM (#22866552)
You’re commenting on the plot of a book you haven’t read.
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Re:William Gibson says today’s internet is nothing like what... by pubstik on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:33PM (#22867992)
He is working with what was provided. Both of you are correct.
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