Notions of originality (being at the origin of) and even of creation (making something from nothing) are slowly blurred in this new cultural landscape marked by the twin figures of the DJ and the programmer, both of whom have the task of selecting cultural objects and inserting them into new contexts.
Nicolas Bourriaud: Postproduction, quoted in The Lego Movie: Constructing and Reconstructing Identity by Grace Lee.
“Does it fuck up your brain?” Hiro says. “Or your computer?” “Both. Neither. What's the difference?”
Neal Stephenson: Snow Crash
The longer the gaps between our acts of communication get, the bigger is the difference between the person we think we are sending a message to and the person who will actually receive it.
The Journey of Natty Gann is also reminiscent of the classic “A boy and his dog” adventure story genre, except here the “boy” is a girl and the “dog” is a wolf.
"So you are one of those logic friends?"
"Uhm ..."
"You're wearing a lambda."
