Gibson’s Neuromancer is amazing, I’m a little into Count Zero myself but am reading through Dreamland by Sam Quinones at the moment, as I had used Sci-Fi as an escape ever since I could “read adult books”. Stumbled upon this as I made breakfast, I agree with most things you said. I’m 21, and quit all social medias a while back after generally growing fed up of the world. Turned it all around when I realized that I was throwing away every connection I ever made, thinking I was holier than thou. Fighting the algorithm is vital to creating content feeds that enrich, it’s so hard to escape that loop for many people like myself (21, white, middle-class, male, college student) because we grew up fully addicted to the internet. I had been so addicted to everything my whole life, it took a revelation for my life to change and suddenly, every addiction I ever had was lost. It’s definitely opened up my mind to greater possibilities, it’s all about the work. Many people don’t do the work because we’re so addicted to our addictions that we cannot make time for conscious efforts. Keep up the good work!!
Before my first “ego death” at 16 I was raised Christian and became atheist around 13. I died and remembered the truth. I was humbled infinitely by the expose of my deepest delusion. I’m not gonna say I know what it is because I truly don’t know but ever since then I’ve had multiple more death experiences through DMT, LSD and meditation. I’ve tried to disprove myself but what I’ve uncovered has only led me to become indescribably more conscious of the eternal truth that “God” is and always will be. Tat tvam asi. That which you seek, seeks itself as you. I love you all.
