I bet that when a new Pynch comes out, the title, or the first country, will read a combination of the words "paranoia," "Trump's America," and "fake news." Like, "Pynchon was the first to predict the paranoia of Trump's America that we now see online. For example, trolling sites like 4chan..."

I wouldn't be surprised if Pynch himself was suffering from TDS these days... or maybe I'm underestimating him?