Interesting to note that Gibson scrapped writing a book when Trump got elected, “I woke up the day after that and I looked at the manuscript and the world in which the novel was set – a contemporary novel set in San Francisco – and I realised that that world no longer existed. That the characters’ emotional basis made no sense; that no one’s behaviour made any sense. Something of this tremendous enormity had just happened and I felt really lost – and sort of mournful. I was losing this book.”
Yeah interesting for sure. From what I understand the book was supposed to have dual timelines in one of those timelines Hillary is prez. Also, from what I’ve read, most of what Gibson writes is commentary on current cultural/affairs but set in his vision of the future (which imo, is undeniably cool/fun/interesting). I think his comments track in that context.
Interesting to note that Gibson scrapped writing a book when Trump got elected, “I woke up the day after that and I looked at the manuscript and the world in which the novel was set – a contemporary novel set in San Francisco – and I realised that that world no longer existed. That the characters’ emotional basis made no sense; that no one’s behaviour made any sense. Something of this tremendous enormity had just happened and I felt really lost – and sort of mournful. I was losing this book.”
Yeah interesting for sure. From what I understand the book was supposed to have dual timelines in one of those timelines Hillary is prez. Also, from what I’ve read, most of what Gibson writes is commentary on current cultural/affairs but set in his vision of the future (which imo, is undeniably cool/fun/interesting). I think his comments track in that context.
It is cool - although it's proven to be a fairly risky way to lose relevant work.
Risk of being foolish/disillusioned/wrong is what makes art, Art. No?