Twenty years ago today William Gibson gave a brilliant and inspiring speech to the Directors Guild of America on their first ever Digital Day about the future of media. I search for it every few years, googling half-remembered snippets like meryl streep dog head. After his blog was taken down, it’s been hard to find, so I’m reposting it below without permission until a new canonical version appears. His core insight: No matter who you are, nor how pure your artistic intentions, nor what y...
