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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This shit is the basis for like 12 different dystopian sci-fi novels.

When I read Snow Crash, I had a hard time getting into it because I though the idea of wholesale privatisation of government responsibilities and territories went a bit too far...

Tech bros really have a hard on for the Torment Nexus.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A lot of well-connected scions of wealth read that, along with Ayn Rand, and thought “fuck yeah”

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

These 10 percenters all think they will be Uncle Enzo and his pizza company while in reality they will be running low cost Rent-a-Copz outfits in rotted out strip malls in middle America when the real wealthy people crash them out of the system becoming untouchable ultra elites.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah but be all get access to cool skateboards and 4' of rebar. 🙃