Cory Doctorow’s novel WALKAWAY is the subject of this episode. Ted and Jon discuss the novel’s plot (and this one is full of spoilers, so if you haven’t read it yet beware!) and the wild sci fi ideas inside: emulated brains, matter printers, post-capitalist visions of society, and a growing rift between ‘default’-dwellers who live in a version of the world today and the walkaway movement, that embraces abundance by largely eschewing personal property. It’s a fascinating world if not always a compelling read from a literary perspective.
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