BE -- "death wish for the planet" why the internet?

[Joseph Tracy]

Are we talking about Maxine’s belief that the internet is a democratizing tool? I think a lot of smart people had that idea at the time. Harder now. 
> On Mar 4, 2016, at 4:49 PM, Thomas Eckhardt <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
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> Let me qualify: I agree that this is done rather heavy-handedly. But I still think BE is a wonderful -- and mysterious -- novel.
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> Am 04.03.2016 um 22:18 schrieb Thomas Eckhardt:
>> I agree.
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>>> whatever the POV it doesnt work very well as written--Pynchon sets
>>> Maxine up--we're supposed to believe she's whip smart and yet he gives
>>> her the dumbest lines imaginable to prove a point.
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