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David Byrne 1979 interview quotes about Life During Wartime:
Posted on 10/14/24 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 10/14/24 at 3:29 pm
Byrne was spittin' truth... 
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The song is remarkably prescient in its theme of technology leading to a society where information is exploited. Corporations and governments were using computers in 1979, and hackers found the flaws.
David Byrne drew inspiration from a book he read about computer crimes, which included a story about a guy who forged deposit slips with his bank account number and got patrons to inadvertently put money into his account. Another story was about someone who used a touch-tone phone to break into the General Electric computer network and steal supplies.
With the big boys owning this technology but having trouble controlling it, Byrne saw a bleak future. He told NME in 1979: "There will be chronic food shortages and gas shortages and people will live in hovels.
Paradoxically, they'll be surrounded by computers the size of wrist watches. Calculators will be cheap. It'll be as easy to hook up your computer with a central television bank as it is to get the week's groceries. I think we'll be cushioned by amazing technological development and sitting on Salvation Army furniture.
Everything else will be crumbling. Government surveillance becomes inevitable because there's this dilemma when you have an increase in information storage. A lot of it is for your convenience - but as more information gets on file it's bound to be misused."
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 4:04 pm to Ranger Call
A visionary.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 8:13 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
Shitholes.
Prophetic!
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
Shitholes.
Prophetic!
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:10 pm to Ranger Call
David Byrne is a brilliant man. It’s the ‘tism that makes him so distinguishable.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 2:38 pm to DyeHardDylan
My favorite DB anecdote, courtesy of Brian Eno:
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Posted on 10/16/24 at 3:25 pm to wesfau
Posted on 10/17/24 at 2:42 pm to Ranger Call
The guy is a woke nut
He would support all of this now.
He would support all of this now.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 7:06 pm to Ranger Call
If you consider David Byrne to be prescient (not saying that he is not), then read any Phillip K. Dick stories written in the 50s and 60s.
Posted on 10/22/24 at 7:29 am to nealnan8
Thanks for the suggestion 
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