As a pioneer of cyberpunk, William Gibson occupies an extremely relevant place at the intersection of culture and technology. Speaking last month during a conference at the Chicago Humanities Festival, he made some interesting observations on the decline of cyberspace and the future of technology. First, he admitted that he writes on an iPad, a distant cry from Case flatlining in the Matrix. I think I wrote a novel and a half with my manual typewriter. Then, I started with an Apple 2c. I’ve never actually had a computer that wasn’t an Apple. I now have a 3 year old…