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It’s a genre of literature. People have different interpretations of it than you do. I don’t think something like Neuromancer or Count Zero is dystopian at all, but as I said, have spaces for more exploration and experimentation that our world today doesn’t allow for. I wouldn’t call it utopian, but to insist that someone who finds it slightly appealing is a sociopath is to miss the point entirely.

I’m not sure what is so difficult to understand about this.



> I’m not sure what is so difficult to understand about this.

I understand you just fine. You see a shiny prospect. I'm not denying its appeal.

I'm just warning you, Icarus-- you're staring at the sun. Look away. It's not worth it.


> I'm just warning you, Icarus-- you're staring at the sun. Look away. It's not worth it.

Over 2000 years have passed. We've since invented sunglasses, and rivets, and composites, and UV-B blocking sunscreen. We can deal with sunshine.




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