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Did you really think Gibson was well-meaning, though? He presents himself that way on his blog, but I find a lot seems disingenuous, like how he says he doesn't care about how much profit he makes. That's obviously untrue.

But I'm only halfway through the book, so I don't know the full story!

I'd say Gibson represents a person who was probably well-intentioned, initially. His methods and actions would imply that he became less so. Of course, privilege simply allows people to be their true selves...happy reading!

Now that I've finished, I am even more convinced that Gibson never really had any noble intentions for mankind. He straight-up admits he's trying to put a positive spin on things in his blog, not say what he really thinks. And in the end, we see his facade crack and he admits that he thinks he's better than everyone else and entitled to decide humanity's fate on his own -- and in a way that gives him even more power.

Looking back, I find his terrifying "I'm so nice to you all, but actually I think you're all sheep and am using you all for my own whims" blog posts were actually the strongest part of the book. He was so confident, but so wrong about many things, and soooooo certain that his views of everything in the world were The One Truth. Like his assertions that the permitting process for buildings was just "to keep government jobs," like there is literally no other reason for transparency to the public or environmental considerations. That hubris rings true with real-life honchos.

Too bad the ending was kind of a letdown!