So grim that this is exactly what the billionaire bastards want for humanity. When financialisation rules there is no room for a decent life only the toxic surveillance of every moment. A curse on their psychopathic existence. Small acts of kindness show the hollowness of great wealth. Great story.
Very much grateful for you sharing this piece, please keep it coming. Going to share it far and wide with my community. This stuff is so close to life I wouldn't even call it fiction :(
Yes, more please. It’s hard seeing how much that’s going down now was predictable back then, knowing how little was done to prevent it. But it does remind me of what i have to resist.
Great piece of writing by Tim. I love Infinite Detail, it's partially set in the city I live in the suburbs of which made reading it really uncomfortable. Tim also very kindly sent me a PDF of the whole book after the physical copy I'd bought to read on holiday had a printing error which meant it was missing 90 pages half way through. Very cool of him
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
that about sums it up
So grim that this is exactly what the billionaire bastards want for humanity. When financialisation rules there is no room for a decent life only the toxic surveillance of every moment. A curse on their psychopathic existence. Small acts of kindness show the hollowness of great wealth. Great story.
Excellent piece of SF. I’d love to see more.
Brian,
As @taiyang bing said,
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Hammer at the ready.
Aye aye captain.
Excellent piece. Hard to read.
glad you dug it Ken. maybe should've put a disclaimer up top, I am realizing now.
"Hard to read" is good right now.
Also: would be thrilled to see more Terraform pieces revived. Writing for y'all was a pleasure. ♥️
So good! I'm ordering a copy of Terraform. I had no idea Vice used to publish sci-fi!
Way too prescient ... please do post more.
Damn it. That is good. Thank you.
Wooooooow. More please yes.
Excellent read! Thank you!
Very much grateful for you sharing this piece, please keep it coming. Going to share it far and wide with my community. This stuff is so close to life I wouldn't even call it fiction :(
Right? Thanks — and will do!
This is brilliant and so important thank you for re-printing . I reposted on blue sky. love Cory doctorow!
ah thanks lauren! and me too!
Yes, Well worth the read, more like that would be good.
Yes, more please. It’s hard seeing how much that’s going down now was predictable back then, knowing how little was done to prevent it. But it does remind me of what i have to resist.
Horribly excellent writing, if I can put it that way! I fear it is incorrect calling this fiction. :( Still, please give us more. Hammers up!
Great piece of writing by Tim. I love Infinite Detail, it's partially set in the city I live in the suburbs of which made reading it really uncomfortable. Tim also very kindly sent me a PDF of the whole book after the physical copy I'd bought to read on holiday had a printing error which meant it was missing 90 pages half way through. Very cool of him