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Sep 14, 2013waltzingechidna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Think nanotechnology and 3D printing will, like the replicators of the Star Trek universe, lead to an egalitarian utopia? Think again. Stephenson's view of human nature is that there will always be haves and have-nots, and that sheer abundance of freely-available resources would simply change the face of that problem, not alter the essential unfairness. But when young Nell lucks across a treasure that nobody of her social stratum would ordinarily have access to, she proves that the human mind is a difficult thing to completely repress.