So far, Snow Crash is so much more appealing than Smart Mobs ever dreamed of being. I love novels! One thing I'm confused about, though, is the difference between Cosa Nostra and Nova Sicilia, if any. They're both mafia run -- are they the same company or two separate ones?
Y.T. is fairly unrealistic for me at the moment. She's 15, yet is pretty knowledgable and responsible. She has a fulltime job and has physical relations with her boyfriend. There hasn't been any mention of schooling. Is Y.T. a social commentary herself? Does Stephenson think that the age of maturity will drop to the mid-teens?
Probably one of the coolest technologies so far is the Library and Librarian. This kind of efficiency really allows someone to have the most access to, well, just about everything. It's at once wonderful and incredibly dangerous -- information is a very powerful tool.
"Ignorance is bliss" as they say, however Snow Crash and Smart Mobs both show us that this is becoming less and less of an option. Each new technology draws us more and more into the realm of communication and knowledge. Harnessed properly, and this could prove an invaluable source of information. Let loose, and it could potentially create the downfall of the world as we know it. Ooooooh!
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