That’s just so stupid. I can’t imagine Doctorow’s usual audience falling for this, though.

(Started reading it today and couldn’t put it away, it’s an amazing book, especially the chapter about technofeudalism. I bought my copy as a DRM-free .epub on thalia.de and it’s definitely the real one 😆.)

Yup, that guy just looooves the money. At least he openly admits it in his performances.

The man himself is absolutely dense. Just listen to one of his speeches or interviews for five minutes. But the really smart (and dangerous) people are the ones whispering into his ear.

I actually think we do need more vibe-coded OSes. Linux marketshare won’t climb up by itself!