Intellectually, perspective [drawing] is a breakthrough, because here, for the first time, the physical space we live in is being depicted as ifit were an abstract, mathematical space. A less obvious innovation due to perspective is that here, for the first time, people are actually drawing pictures of infinities.
Rudy RuckerWhen I see an old movie, like from the โ40s or โ50s or โ60s, the people look so calm. They donโt have smartphones, theyโre not looking at computer screens, theyโre taking their time. Theyโll sit in a chair and just stare off into space. I think some day weโll find our way back to that garden of Eden.
Rudy RuckerAll living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected.
Rudy RuckerFor me, the best thing about cyberpunk is that it taught me how to enjoy shopping malls, which used to terrify me. Now I just pretend that the whole thing is two miles below the moonโs surface, and that half the peopleโs right-brains have been eaten by roboticized steel rats. And suddenly itโs interesting again.
Rudy Rucker