One of the grimmest visions of the information frontier painted by cyberpunk writers, is a world controlled by megalomaniac hackers or even multinational companies who sedate the masses with endless doses of entertainment programs and home-shopping pitches.
Predictor: Cyberpunk writers
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for The San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Sinton writes: ”One of the grimmest visions of the information frontier painted by cyberpunk writers, is a world controlled by megalomaniac hackers or even multinational companies who sedate the masses with endless doses of entertainment programs and home-shopping pitches. The notion may be half-baked, but it raises the couch-potato concept to a new level.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Information Overload
Name of publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Title, headline, chapter name: Perils Await the Unwary on the Cyber-Frontier
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=61282d07c016320bb392cb6af1b493c...
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