I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex. Bruce Sterling complexentertainerentertainment Change image and share on social
I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn't aware of it yet. Bruce Sterling awarecyberspacefifty share on social
Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music. Bruce Sterling guymusicpeople Change image and share on social
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. Bruce Sterling basicnonfictionpay Change image and share on social
I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere. Bruce Sterling camdistinctiongeneral Change image and share on social
You don't get to cut that chain of evidence and start over. You're always going to be pursued by your data shadow, which is forming from thousands and thousands of little leaks and tributaries of information. Bruce Sterling chaincutdatum share on social
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top of the list forever. I don't have many illusions about this, but I'm not cynical about it. Bruce Sterling cynicalforeverillusion Change image and share on social
I was once a student in a punk T-Shirt hooked on screwed-up scenarios. That's how I became the esteemed cultural figure that I am today. Bruce Sterling culturalesteemfigure Change image and share on social
We might be on the brink of an apocalypse if, instead of poor people with suicide bombs killing middle class guys, middle-class people with suicide bombs started killing rich guys. Bruce Sterling apocalypsebombbrink Change image and share on social
Privacy under what circumstance? Privacy at home under what circumstances? You have more privacy if everyone's illiterate, but you wouldn't really call that privacy. That's ignorance. Bruce Sterling callcircumstancehome Change image and share on social
