It is the culture of the intensely technophilic - even those who write of techno-dystopias and apocalypses are enrapt in a love-hate relationship with technology. The borders between the four dominions - those of scientists, writers, readers and science-fiction fans - are hopelessly blurred, with countless individuals holding joint citizenships.--
-Graham Collins (2001) Shamans of Small - Nanofiction. in: Scientific American 09/2001, p:78.