Rekall IncorporatedMar 25
Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson - who coined the term ‘metaverse’
Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson - who coined the term ‘metaverse’

: ‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’

The Register
Show threadGsus4
Wasn’t snowcrash satirical?
Mar 25 at 6:00pmWeb
Show threadzod000Mar 25
I don’t consider it satire, but I believe it was originally going to be a graphic novel which explains some of its silliness/campiness.
Show threadcommanderMar 25
I thought it was supposed to be a cash grab because Stephenson was hurting for cash so wrote a book that was real campy and targeted edgy geeky crowd that wanted more fantasy than harder scifi and it ended up being even more of a success than he had anticipated. So to a degree satirical and maybe a bit eye rolling to who the expected readership would be
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 26
Have you read The Big U?
Show threadcommanderMar 26
I have not. Maybe I’ll check that one out
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 26
It’s all of the silliness of Snow Crash without the science fiction.
Show threadErrorCodeMar 26
I listened to a podcast where the main people argued that it was parody. Mona Lisa Overpod, Ep 20 / MLOP 20: Snow Crash. Spreaker link: www.spreaker.com/…/mlop-20-snow-crash--65322706 . Or choose your favorite podcast site.
MLOP 20: Snow Crash

Welcome to Mona Lisa Overpod, the show that asks the question "What is cyberpunk?" On each episode, hosts Ka1iban and author Lyda Morehouse dive into the genre

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