Walkaway
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Walkaway
Cory Doctorow
6 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2018–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
A near-future realistic fiction that takes the concept of Wiki, Open Source, Free Software, anarchy, and post-scarcity to a very exciting conclusion. Dramatically radicalized my conception of the economy, the establishment, politics, engineering, and my own life goals.
Walkaway is so relevant in the current crises, in so many ways. Today, we grapple with the issues of what work is essential and what work is bullshit, what gifts we should give to others in society, whether surveillance is the answer to stopping the infection. Many of the imaginary technology in the book, such as small maker machines, have been shown to be essential to survival.
So thank you for writing such a powerful book, the provides answers to many of today's challenges, even if they are dreams of a better tomorrow.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life? 2020 · 3 recommendations
- Hard comp-fi reading list 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever read? 2018 · 1 recommendation