Qiufan – Waste Tide

Book page: qiufan-waste-tide

From: Quotes batch 19

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Concept

“Waste isn’t just trash; it’s the conceptual sediment of global capitalism, discarded on the shores of those who can’t refuse it.” (p. 18)

Behavior

“The ‘Waste People’ behave according to the rhythms of the recycling piles, their lives dictated by the price of copper.” (p. 64)

Game Theory

“The corporations play a game of externalized costs, where the profit stays in the West and the poison stays in the East.” (p. 142)

Cognition

“The cybernetic interface allows the protagonist to think at the speed of a virus, bypassing human moral constraints.” (p. 280)

Memory

“Silicon Valley’s memory is stored on the hard drives we break apart with hammers; we are burying our past in our own poison.” (p. 115)