1990s 90s action action-adventure action-packed adventure ai alternate-history alternate-reality ambition anarchism anarcho-capitalism anarchy ancient-civilizations ancient-languages ancient-mythology ancient-sumer ancient-sumerian ancient-sumerian-mythology apocalyptic artificial-intelligence augmented-reality avatars bounty-hunter brain-computer-interface capitalism career coding comedy coming-of-age computer computer-hacking computer-industry computer-programming computer-science computer-virus computer-viruses computers conspiracy conspiracy-theories conspiracy-theory contemporary-fiction corporate corporate-control corporate-culture corporate-domination corporate-life corporate-power corporate-world counterculture coupland creativity crime cryptography cult cult-classic cults cultural-critique cyber-terrorism cyberpunk cyberterrorism dark-humor digital-age digital-revolution dot-com-era douglas douglas-coupland drug-addiction drugs dystopia dystopian dystopian-future dystopian-society entrepreneurship fast-paced fiction friendship friendships future future-society future-technology futurism futuristic futuristic-technology geek geek-culture geeks generation-x gig-economy government government-control hacker hacker-culture hackers hero heros-journey high-tech hiro-protagonist humor humorous identity information-overload information-warfare innovation internet internet-boom internet-culture introspection japanese-culture language linguistic linguistic-anthropology linguistic-theory linguistic-virus linguistics love mafia meme memetics metafiction metaphysics metaverse microserfs microsoft mind-altering mind-altering-drug mind-altering-drugs mind-bending mind-control mystery mythology nanotechnology neal-stephenson near-future nerd nerd-culture nerds neurolinguistic-programming neurolinguistics neurology neuroscience office-culture office-life office-politics personal-growth philosophical philosophy pizza-delivery pop-culture post-apocalyptic post-cyberpunk postmodern postmodernism programmer programmers programming relationships religion religious-cults samurai samurai-culture satire satirical science-fiction seattle self-discovery silicon-valley snow-crash social-commentary social-isolation social-media society software software-development start-up start-up-culture start-ups startup startup-culture startups surveillance surveillance-state sword-fighting swordfighting tech-industry techno-thriller technology thriller underground-culture underground-society urban virtual-reality virtual-world virus work-life-balance workplace workplace-culture workplace-dynamics world-building