Gibson: The Peripheral

Summary: The Peripheral by Gibson (G.P. Putnam’s Sons (2014)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Quote pages: Gibson — The Peripheral

Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Society and Kleptocracy

“The stub was a playground for people who had already won the world and were looking for something else to break.” (p. 112)

Cognition and Perception

“The problem with the future is that it doesn’t look like the future. It just looks like a slightly weirder version of the present.” (p. 84)