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“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Ocean.”
― Richard Powers, Playground

“To carry forward the incredible rash of expansion that the Fourth Industrial Revolution had unleashed, we needed sovereign, self-forming, self-governing, opt-in platforms where the populace themselves were free to meet their fullest potential by applying themselves to their strongest creative desires. And he opened my eyes to seasteading.”
― Richard Powers, Playground

“On the strength of its incomprehensible move AlphaGo won the game, then cruised to victory in the match. Part of me exulted in the win. Part of me felt that the greatest game ever discovered by humans had just died. Grappling with the aftermath of Move 37 from my penthouse in San Jose, I felt a shift in the entire contest of life.”
― Richard Powers, Playground

“Games now ruled humanity. Mobile games that consisted of little more than tapping on the screen when a box popped up were destroying people’s lives. Dragon quests with thirty million streaming subscribers.”
― Richard Powers, Playground