I’m glad Nelson said it was okay not to ‘get it’ because I didn’t really. Hypertext seems and intriguing way to write, and I will definitely attempt to apply the structure to my writing in future posts – maybe this will help my understanding. What I took away from the reading was that many of his predictions have already happened. He also reminded me of childhood books that allowed the reader to pick the ending they desired. I hated these books. It annoyed me that people only read one ending, I would always read both. My logic was that I (correction my parents) had paid for it so I may as well read it. Additionally, the book would sit there taunting me if I didn’t read both endings – what am I missing out on?? This fear of missing out (fomo) has always haunted me hence why I often find myself going to events I know I want enjoy. Another reason I don’t like stories that let you pick the ending is because I like need structure and these sort of books are just out of my comfort zone.
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