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-- William Gibson, Neuromancer
Cyberpunk was supposed to be a dystopian vision.
Most dystopian books are now used as a manual for some politicians and rich a**holes.
Ready Player One was a dystopia and Zuck was so enamored it became required reading for building the "Metaverse".
Billions of dollars can't buy you the ability to sense irony I guess.
hands book to new hire "Make this in 2 years...there's red bull in the fridge. You sleep on that mat."
Dunno if better or worse than a pod.
soon the window will go, then the other conforts