God I hate this writing style. And the title. The reality is probably more bland.
In the 80s and 90s, tech was magic. Lots of computer magazines, cyberpunk novels. Tech fact and fiction sold in huge quantities. Mainstream tech publications depended on tech ad dollars, so editors preferred tech sycophants. There were doom-scarers but it was mostly a utopian thing. It's what got me into tech as a kid.
After the dot-com bubble burst, this imploded. Investment in tech dropped across the board, including advertising tech publications. I'd love to get a count of cyber/tech fiction novels published through the 80s,90s and early dot-com burst.
I did read it. I didn't enjoy reading it. Yes I said the same thing, in fewer words, and I didn't hint that maybe there really was a conspiracy. There doesn't need to be a conspiracy or a blacklist if you rub people up the wrong way, and then the bottom falls out of the market you're writing about.
raffraffraff · · focus · HN ↗
In the 80s and 90s, tech was magic. Lots of computer magazines, cyberpunk novels. Tech fact and fiction sold in huge quantities. Mainstream tech publications depended on tech ad dollars, so editors preferred tech sycophants. There were doom-scarers but it was mostly a utopian thing. It's what got me into tech as a kid.
After the dot-com bubble burst, this imploded. Investment in tech dropped across the board, including advertising tech publications. I'd love to get a count of cyber/tech fiction novels published through the 80s,90s and early dot-com burst.
Arodex · · focus · HN ↗
Maybe read the article before criticizing. It says the same thing as you.
raffraffraff · · focus · HN ↗