1.20 (Last chapter HNMNBM)

Themes:
Intelligence, life will find a way, ai, AI, goals, human, canine, rat
Ecology, carbon, plastic
Natural disasters
Violence, political polarization
Debt
Crow, the 5th animal
Up and Out, owe my soul to the company store
Disposable people, haves, midway haves, have nots
Cybersecurity, privacy, what will you pay for security esp physical security
Cryptocurrency, blue circle
Business card, all have special properties

Plot points:
Traveler moves into leadership of Blue Circle, (High Table), remains allied with HNMNBies, essentially becomes a monk king
The wisdom of the "Circle" part of Blue Circle becomes evident
Traveler still doesn't believe in violence, but in the last chapters Wonk's security forces save his bacon. WTM tacticals and BlendIt camos make all the difference.
Gloria is lost covering his escape, the events cause him much reflection
In book one Guy was torn a bit between the philosophies of Wonk, (it's all business) and Traveler, (we serve a higher purpose, God), Wonk is starting to step back as Traveler ascends. Now Pedro is torn between Traveler and Guy's, (Hackerz rule, because we can),  philosophy.
The debt crisis is beginning
Corporations moving actively, jointly, to supplant national governments
HCoin is growing fast, governance is strained

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

A piece of the action

When silence doesn't mean consent

Prequel origin of the church of AI (2)