“Cyberspace” and “metaverse” came from science fiction. Cryptonomicon was required reading at PayPal; Ready Player One at Oculus. What 21st century sci-fi should entrepreneurs read now for inspiration on what to build (or *not* build)?https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/technology/virtual-reality-companies-look-to-science-fiction-for-their-next-play.amp.html …
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I’m excited to hear what people will recommend but I’ll kick things off:
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@nealstephenson esp. Fall@GreatDismal esp. Agency@m_older Infomocracy series@eliotpeper Analog series@Ada_Palmer Terra Ignota series@CoryDoctorow esp. Walkaway@cstross esp. Accelerando@ksrinfo esp. Ministry for the Future Peter Watts’ Rifters series@hannu’s Quantum Thief7 replies 8 retweets 53 likesShow this thread -
A few more… Vandana Singh’s Entanglement
@VernorVinge’s Rainbows End Tade Thompson’s Rosewater series Any@paolobacigalupi, esp. Water Knife Any@KarlSchroeder Any@MadelineAshby@Nnedi Binti series SB Divya’s Machinehood Any Ted Chiang but esp. Lifecyle of Software Objects3 replies 1 retweet 20 likesShow this thread -
Moreso than eyeball kicks, I’m most interested in realistic climate futures, post-capitalist/colonial/Westphalian governance mechanisms, decentralized tech, intersectional communities as protagonists rather than “great man” BS…and I wish Silicon Valley was too.
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may I recommend my [ Prometheus award winning ] novels? https://www.amazon.com/Powers-Earth-Aristillus-Travis-Corcoran/dp/1973311143/ …https://www.amazon.com/Causes-Separation-Aristillus-Travis-Corcoran/dp/1980437440/ …
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