Snow Crash

Sci fi is an escape to the future, and is somewhat inspiring because this is what the world could be, want it that way, or want to change it. It shows the possibilities, and exciting adventure in a technology driven world. While cyber punk is also set in the future like Sci fi, it is a dystopicly anarchistic view of what will happen, which is seen as pessimistic and usually the internet or Metaverse is used as a means to escape reality and corrupted order that needs rebelling against. But in Snow Crash, this escape is now tainted by a drug/virus that effects the person in the Metaverse and real life, so nowhere is safe.

Everything is more abstract in the Metaverse, and depends on programing, and skills, and money in some cases. People have the option to change their appearance however they please, as long as they know how or have the money to do it. It is used for dates, business, and what not. Snow Crash the virus drug, starts out with the lowest forms of the Metaverse offered to people as any e-mail virus we would get today is advertised. But it goes even deeper than a simple virus, goddesses and ancient cultures are dragged into the mix of this futuristic virtual reality.

I could never have imagined an epic pizza delivery service, 30 minutes or else for the delivery boy. That is crazy. And that every employ is a part of the mafia, which happens to be openly advertised and accepted. Society is now even more messed up by being open to franchising. Highways are competing for customers, and couriers attach themselves to cars. Society has become more of a consumer, and bombarded with advertisements.

Through the 30 minute guarantee of the Pizza Mafia, Hiro Protagonist gets kicked out of his job in the Mafia Pizza delivery service called CosaNostra Pizza run by Uncle Enzo. The scene was so intense and I feel over emphasized because it's a stupid pizza, but that is the beauty of the scene, making everyday boring life into a survival of the fittest sort of deal. There is this whole method that requires the deliverer to follow to get the pizza there on time.