Summary

Chapter 9, Patronize the Artists of War – The narrator explains to you that we are all information –from our DNA to written words to constellations. Information, the narrator explains, is power. It allows patterns to be determined and predictions to be made. You are now doing business with not only political leaders, but military leaders and military-friendly businesses as well. You are now providing water to entirely self-contained communities for the elite. Paramilitary forces are used to ensure that violence and trouble stays out of good areas. You have your own gated mansion in such a gated community, watched over by guards and CCTV. You have separated from your wife, though you still live together. Your son is growing fast, and you love to be around him. You use your knowledge of computer security to hack into the laptop camera of the pretty girl, who...