August 19, 2010
From Gerald R. Lucas
| “ | The media pop star, the politician. Was there any difference any more? Not in America; it was all a question of seizing eyes, of seizing attention. Attention is wealth, in an age of mass media. Center stage is more important than armies. | ” |
| — Bruce Sterling, “We See Things Differently” (1989) | ||
Sterling was ahead of his time.
