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Every image in Neuromancer is finely crafted. The lifestyles of the characters are very carefully differentiated using commercial products or services. The characters with the great tans are affluent young people for whom money is no object; they are surrounded by companies and individuals who cater to their needs.
At present, there is no service that offers to actually alter the pigment in your skin (melanin) in artistic patterns. However, there are tanning oils that can be airbrushed onto the skin in any pattern desired; this is very close to what Gibson had in mind in the novel.
In the novel, the protagonist Case uses products like his computer for hacking. He also makes use of services offered by black clinics to try to repair the neurological damage done to his nervous system (in retribution for a scam that Case ran against a previous client). Each character in the book is marked by unique products and services. Gibson has done a find job predicting the future of our service-oriented economy.
Compare to skin toning from Jack Vance's 1964 novel The Star King. Comment/Join this discussion ( 2 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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