Surprised how no one mentioned Little Brother[1] by Cory Doctorow and the sequel Homeland[2]
It's near-future Sci-Fi and since it was written in 2008, it's more or less present now. It dives into a lot of topics that are relevant nowadays
It's near-future Sci-Fi and since it was written in 2008, it's more or less present now. It dives into a lot of topics that are relevant nowadays
https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/13/21177769/cory-doctorow-att...
There's also a new edition of LB/Homeland coming on July 7 with an introduction by Ed Snowden.
I'm looking forward for the new book and editions, especially the introduction. Since seeing a copy of Homeland on Ed's mattress in the documentary is what got me to read the books!
Best of luck on the recording process and publishing ^^
A couple years later I witnessed a lot of similar events to those in the novel, especially the protests and the government's reactions to them
Today, we grapple with the issues of what work is essential and what work is bullshit, what gifts we should give to others in society, whether surveillance is the answer to stopping the infection. Many of the imaginary technology in the book, such as small maker machines, have been shown to be essential to survival. And so many of the cultural components of the walkaway society have come to the forefront of our own thoughts and cultures.
Most importantly, the death rate is high enough, not from war, but from an invisible entity, that the usual hyperbolic discounting of death has disappeared, even if temporarily.
So thank you for writing such a powerful book, the provides answers to many of today's challenges, even if they are dreams of a better tomorrow.