Making the connections
This is interesting (to me), as it tries to explain the big overlap between SF and Libertarianism.
"Libertarianism as a philosophy, a poetics and a praxis in SF is popular for the same reasons as emerging magical powers are in fantasy: both are fundamentally literatures that emerged from and remain embedded within the almost universal, semi-magical pubertal processes of development: the transformation of an ineffectual, child-like body and consciousness into a pseudo-adult with a finally sufficiently effective mind-body that yet finds itself and its new powers inexplicably and uncomfortably constrained by unforeseen sociocultural constraints. This happens *before* the development of a mature prefrontal cortex that can both act as an nearly invisible, internal censor of actions and desires and help the individual fully and pleasurably inhabit the embodied sensations of conformity with sociality."
All of which makes sense, but he needs to bring (a) computer geekery and (b) prog rock into the equation to have a complete thesis on the Libertarian mindset. Why is Robert Nozick so seldom quoted by typical liberal-thinking types, but massively popular with people who work in IT? Why did Rush like Ayn Rand so much? Maybe one day we'll have the answers.
Vaguely related: Michael Moorcock once said that he'd rather see someone reading Mein Kampf than reading Robert Heinlein, although whether that was down to Heinlein's staunch libertarian beliefs I'm not sure.