Thread debates whether True Names or Neuromancer best fits the singularity canon
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-07-26
The reply argues that True Names is not really a singularity story either, calling it cyberpunk instead and suggesting the reader would enjoy it. In the quoted thread, the other side says Neuromancer is not about the singularity but about corporate power, the net, and AI, and suggests Accelerando as a better “ultimate singularity” book.
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