You mean that the author implies that it was Stephenson's duty to write a book about global warming based on the authors self perceived authority to demand it? This toxic attitude is really what I was poking at as I suspected it was the case. That or click bait sensationalism.
There are hundreds of other writers that have written science fiction based on this premise.
> You mean that the author implies that it was Stephenson's duty to write a book about global warming based on the authors self perceived authority to demand it?
But even if it wasn't what you meant, it certainly is an impression one can pretty legitimately get. Maybe more so from the headline than the whole contents (can't quite recall, already a few days since I read it); but that only shows that the constant clickbaitification of headlines sucks.
There are hundreds of other writers that have written science fiction based on this premise.