I haven't actually read Snow Crash (though it was assigned in my kid's college class, heh), but looking at Wikipedia (which, admittedly, doesn't understand the meaning of the word "summary"), I guess I can say yes, a little?
Malka Older has worked for humanitarian agencies, so she's definitely sharp when it comes to skewering the problems with NGOs. And yes, I agree with you 100% about the problems with diversity. It's not real diversity at all. NGOs are as firm about what beliefs and lifestyles people should have as missionaries were in the 1800s. And in the end I think you're right about how the differences are resolved.
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Malka Older has worked for humanitarian agencies, so she's definitely sharp when it comes to skewering the problems with NGOs. And yes, I agree with you 100% about the problems with diversity. It's not real diversity at all. NGOs are as firm about what beliefs and lifestyles people should have as missionaries were in the 1800s. And in the end I think you're right about how the differences are resolved.