What an incredible find. Most striking to me about this analysis is how it's spot on about almost everything, just about 30 years late. Is our techno-utopia yet another Boomer artifact?
An interesting piece of history. Oh, those were the days! (TBH, I never bought into the promise of "uploading our minds" and achieving digital immortality. That promise always struck me as intellectually dishonest (confusing "copy" with "original")).
my magazine collection is vast and untouchable
I write about this essay at length in my new book! 🙃
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553889/the-unseen-internet/
It’s a great essay!!
Jeeze this is a wild read in 2026. There is just so much in there that feels accurate to today.
What an incredible find. Most striking to me about this analysis is how it's spot on about almost everything, just about 30 years late. Is our techno-utopia yet another Boomer artifact?
An interesting piece of history. Oh, those were the days! (TBH, I never bought into the promise of "uploading our minds" and achieving digital immortality. That promise always struck me as intellectually dishonest (confusing "copy" with "original")).