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angersock on July 27, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: YC’s Summer Reading

It'll just be another threadbare cultural touchstone to kowtow at in order to win mainstream "geek cred".

Snowcrash is what shaped the future.

Animats on July 27, 2016 [–]

A Snow Crash movie was in the works at one time, but didn't happen. Maybe if VR catches on this time...

Recommended: "The Shockwave Rider", by John Brunner. Published in 1975, and way, way ahead of its time.

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