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We have about five minutes if anyone wants to ask a question.
And if not, I'm always happy to answer questions outside.
I'll ask.
OK.
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I was struck by the fact that you
turned to an epistolary form for this
when it's so much about this line between page and screen,
and why you turn to the epistolary for the-- that
was a long, deep, connection with a specific-- it's
people writing on paper, and it's conditioned by that.
Absolutely.
The genesis of the idea was that the idea of the epistle,
that the relationship between two people,
is something that often gets outlined in letters.
And that I wanted to provide a forum
for a conversation in which it could
be a meeting of the minds, basically.
And I like the idea that rather than, if I
was going to be exploring the relationship between these two
technologies at a time when I personally rely on both,
and many people I know are relying on both,
I wanted to open up a space where they could meet as equals
rather than a hierarchical relationship.
And having that back and forth exchange
allowed us to both have a kind of love story
that unfolds over the course of the book,
but also to not privilege one voice over the other.
I hope.
Any other question?
OK.
Well, thank you for having me.
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