"…may you live in interesting times…"
"…may you live in interesting times…"
The ancient Buddhist proverb has never felt more relevant than it does today.
The ancient Buddhist proverb has never felt more relevant than it does today.
Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google) and Facebook dominate the global internet economy.
These five "Big Tech" corporations boast an output greater than the entire GDP of oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Their 2019-2020 revenues exceeded $1 trillion. Their annual economic growth outpaces every country on Earth, China included.
Which of these works will best describe what's coming?
"Utopia" …?
"Brave New World" …?
"1984" …?
"Neuromancer" …?
"Vurt" …?
"Dark City" …?
"We" …?
"The Matrix" …?
“The internet is deceptive. It constantly asks you to comment but doesn’t care in the slightest what you say.”