Vernor Vinge’s True Names should have kicked off the singularity conversation
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-07-26
The author argues that Vernor Vinge’s True Names should have been the book that kicked off the conversation earlier, not just the one that inspired later singularity thinking.
The post treats Vinge as a key figure who arguably helped define both cyberpunk and the singularity conversation, and wonders why the novel didn’t become the original touchstone from the start.
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