More to this point, you could imagine 2 alternative versions of the Diamond Age, exploring the same world, but from the eyes of each of Fiona and Elizabeth. Nell's story isn't necessarily more interesting, and her outcome wasn't necessarily more successful: She's the one of the 3 the book focused on.

Cryptnet and Dramatis Personae were both intriguing, mysterious organizations that were written to imply there's much beneath their surfaces the plot only touched.