Three Mugs Book Club discussion

We meet on Tuesday Aug 27 at 7 pm in Three Mugs.

Hi friends! Just a reminder that we'll be discussing the first half of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash on Tuesday at Three Mugs. Let me know if you can make it!

We met to discuss the first half of the book and had an interesting convo on cyberpunk. we compared the characters and the dialogue and decided the dialog could have used more originality. people are liking how he builds toward mini climaxes with the details and action.

Hi friends! We’ll keep reading Snow Crash and discuss it Oct. 1. The next poll is already ready to go. Let’s complete our voting by next Saturday, September 6. If you didn’t get the chance to nominate a book, feel free to write in your choice as you vote. Others voting after you will also be able to vote on your write-in choice.

As we finish the last half of Snow Crash, a couple of questions come to mind: 1. what about this book contributes to its reputation as an important cyberpunk novel?

2. In the book, a virus is spread by showing hackers a bunch of code they don't understand which resembles TV snow. It then takes over their language centers and causes brain damage. There's a debate among authors about whether it is possible for information without comprehension can actually get into your mind. What di you think?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_...

1. No idea, aside from it being 'advanced for it's time'

2. Consider somebody with epilepsy. They don't comprehend any elaborate meaning in the flashing lights which causes their seizures. However, this data does affect their brains.
Also consider the subliminal messaging we see in our day to day lives. We may not consciously think about or comprehend these as we are exposed to them, but they do gradually influence the way we think.
As far as data that would radically change something such as language goes, perhaps it is possible. The level of precision and detail required, however, would make it unfeasible. It would also have to be taylor made, I think, for each individual, based on their brain chemistry, memories, etc.