SWRRF. 20?? (воспоминания из будущего). Книга 6. Часть 2.

Очень реалистично описана «цивилизация будущего». Точнее, тот цивилизационный слом, разлом, кризис, который давно многие пророчили и который на наших глаза превращается в реальность. В самом пророчестве грядущих социальных катаклизмов, «революций», технологий, порабощающих человека, по сути убивающего его как человека – ничего принципиально нового нет. Достоинство книги в детальной достоверности описания того, как это будет происходить… технологические, психологически, экономически, социально и в прочих аспектах. Причём, детальность эта дана в динамично увлекательном повествовании, где-то с тонким юмором и сарказмом, оживляющим это повествование, где-то с очень глубоким мыслями, обобщениями очень лаконично, ёмко без занудства высказанными… И это повествование идёт в форме фиксации наблюдений некого стороннего наблюдателя, перед глазами которого всё это происходило. И это создает ощущение убедительной достоверности, что всё будет неизбежно именно так. Заканчивая чтение, ты невольно ловишь себя на мысли, что ты соглашаешься, что всё именно так и будет. И это пугает. Пугает своей неизбежностью. А какая возможна альтернатива? Надеюсь, автор нам что-то в этом плане предложит.

The information-technological fascism, which we may well come to in the foreseeable future, is shown in detail and fully. It is convincing both in terms of the trend in the development of modern technologies and psychologically. Fascism is an ideal system for the inhabitant. And the modern Western civilization is a civilization of ordinary people, inhabitants? first of all. Moreover, this inhabitants are aggressive.
The uprising of refugees seems to be nothing fundamentally new. But laconic imagery and dynamism… In general, it is written with drive. So I want to slap a small computer game according to this "scenario". But, it's not up to that now.
A bad neighborhood is also an expressive picture of the human degeneration of modern society. Maybe without much discovery. But the essence of these processes is accurately, expressively captured and convincingly shown.
I was particularly interested in the story at the very end of the book about the prospects of information technology. Here, of course, in detail it would be possible to argue with the author about something. But, again, succinctly in vivid images, sometimes with caustic but clever sarcasm, in general, the essence of modern trends in the development of information technology is accurately conveyed: this development by itself does not make a person's life better
And behind all the modern talk about the web.3 by and large, there is nothing but the search for cheap popularity and the desire to make money on the HYPE.
But the most valuable thing, I think, in this book is that the author clearly expressed the idea: the obvious self-disintegration, fragmentation of the world as a whole and individual societies, states will inevitably lead to fragmentation of the information space. I think this idea is now wandering in many heads. But in the literature, in the book, this idea, and very reasoned and clearly expressed, I personally encounter for the first time.
And here is the fundamental problem. Who, what will be the new driver of the "unification of mankind"? Some advanced passionate societies, which, as they include other societies, will extend their information systems to them? Or vice versa. The creators of autonomous information systems will gradually create information clusters with "friendly", "kindred spirit" systems. And on this basis to unite societies using different information systems?
And, in general, is a "new unification of humanity" possible in principle?
The author, as can be seen from the books released, has his own thoughts on this. I'm waiting for him to start sharing with them.