Comment by ethbr1

4 months ago

'Yours Truly' seems banal when the main character is Hiro Protagonist.

Self-debasing levity is one of the many reasons Snow Crash (1992) is a great reaction to Neuromancer (1984).

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dozerly  4 months ago

I think quite a few folks missed or have forgotten that Snow Crash is a satire on the cyberpunk genre AND society at the same time

  • foolfoolz  4 months ago

    nueromancer tried to be edgy and serious, snow crash is weird and fun

    • ethbr1  4 months ago

      Neuromancer was edgy and serious... in 1984.

      And as Gibson later said ~00s, cyberpunk's moment is past and now it's boring. (At least according to him, but that counts for something)