According to Alexander Reynolds:
On the other-hand, you can also envision an anarchist future much like Gibson's novells where everyone is a free agent and thus out for his own good: capitalism.
I agree. I was relieved to read a sci-fi which wasn't socialistic.
It is only through theory that an pseudoanarchist capitalist State can exist, read Ayn Rand's _Atlas Shrugged_ and you'll see my point. Gibson's futuristic view is not anarchy, it is multi-national oligarchy to an extreme.
I have to differ here. These mutli-national (all-powerfull?) corporations were held powerless by those with the technology to do so. This is the essence of why I have developed strong computer skills; technology is power. Power to protect yourself from many threats.
His vision is far from anarchy, and his version of free-market libertarian economics should never be confused with the apolitical (antibehavior-control) aspects of anarchy. [also, I think that he isn't trying to make political or economic statements with his books, but that those details enhance the effect of his stories (just my opinion)]
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