William Gibson on aging futurism

In the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast, William Gibson talks in depth about his terrific new essay collection, Distrust That Particular Flavor, and explains how he feels about doomsaying by elderly futurists:

"Futurists get to a certain age and, as one does, they suddenly recognize their own mortality," Gibson says in the Wired premier of The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "And they often decide that what's going on is that everything is just totally screwed and shabby now, whereas when they were younger everything was better. It's an ancient, somewhat universal human attitude, and often they give it full voice."

Why William Gibson Distrusts Aging Futurists' Nostalgia, MP3 link