Feed by M.T. Anderson Summary
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In Anderson's eerily prophetic dystopia, technology implants feed us ads and dull our humanity. This National Book Award finalist and Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner foresaw our social media addiction decades before Instagram. What happens when corporations own your thoughts?
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The Wired Brain: A Future Where You Are the Product
Imagine a world where the internet isn't something you access-it's implanted directly into your brain from birth. This is the chilling reality of "Feed," where teenagers like Titus navigate a dystopian America dominated by corporate control and environmental collapse. What makes this vision so unsettling isn't just the technology, but how accurately it portrays the way constant connectivity reshapes human relationships and erodes our capacity for empathy and critical thinking. When Titus and his friends take a spring break trip to the moon (now just another commercialized tourist trap), they encounter a hacker who temporarily disconnects their feeds-forcing them to confront the emptiness of their digitally dependent lives. This brief disconnection sets in motion a story that serves as a disturbing mirror to our own increasing digital dependence.
When Identity Becomes What You Consume
Empty Lives Behind Digital Masks
The Girl Who Could Still See
When Technology Replaces Human Connection
Words That Shape Our Worlds
The Illusion of Choice in a World That Owns You
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