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Snow Crash

Book • 1992
Published in 1992, 'Snow Crash' is a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that delves into a future where the United States has fragmented into corporate city-states and the internet has evolved into a virtual reality called the Metaverse.

The story follows Hiro Protagonist, a pizza delivery driver and part-time hacker, and Y.T.

, a teenage skateboard courier, as they navigate a complex world threatened by a mysterious computer virus and a powerful drug known as Snow Crash.

The novel explores themes of history, linguistics, anthropology, and computer science, and is noted for its prescient vision of the metaverse and its influence on Silicon Valley innovators.

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Seth Godin
as a good book that is harder to appreciate after being exposed to the internet.
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Matei Zaharia
when discussing a question about the author of the book.
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Joscha Bach
when discussing the evolution of dystopian themes in Stephenson's novels.
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in a discussion about the future of virtual reality and the metaverse.
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Charles C. Mann
as a science fiction book, and discussed in relation to adaptations for Hollywood.
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Katherine Mangu-Ward
while discussing her current reading and its relevance to the current political climate.
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