I did like the book but I also thought they solved huge problems in a single short chapter with minimal detail.

In one chapter it’s mentioned that one of the characters is working on some open source social media. A few chapters later it becomes the dominant social media in the world… oh and also payment method… Oh and blockchain…

Being a big fan of Lemmy, I think the book is a bit optimistic.

  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    KSR is probably my favorite living author.

    I think the book is supposed to be more “this is what is possible” than an actual roadmap.

    His optimism is what I really like about his work; anyone can throw up their hands and give up, but that’s a dereliction of duty. Believing that a better world is possible and worth fighting for is the point, in my opinion.

  • Glemek@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I love Kim Stanley Robinson, but yeah, he is definitely handwaving past a lot of the feasibility and hard work involved in many of the solutions presented. He is just a writer throwing out ideas more than working thru the struggles of implementing and getting adoption of those ideas.

    • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      To be fair, he focuses on some struggles more than others. In Ministry it’s more about a few activists and one relevant bureaucrat organizing from top down and bottom up, and not really about labourers other than vignettes for context. Character development over plot for KSR, usually.