No, it’s not a smackdown between Doctorow and VanderMeer (although I reckon we could sell tickets to that … mmm), but a meditation on the difference between the long-term strategic career plan and the more immediate finishing a project at hand plan.
Cleverness abounds.
http://booklifenow.com/2009/10/cory-doctorow-vs-booklifenow-vertical-vs-horizontal-learning/