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Feed by M.T. Anderson, published in 2002, is a young adult dystopian cyberpunk novel set in a future in which excessive consumerism is at the center of human identity and technology-driven artificiality serves as a distraction for a world that is in the final stages of complete ecological destruction. The feed is a brain-implanted device that integrates computer and network capabilities into the user’s consciousness and biological functions.
For most, the feed is implanted at birth, and although it has become essential equipment to fully participate in society, the device is extremely expensive, and only 73% of the population has one. The feed allows users to chat silently, consume music and entertainment, and access all the information available on the internet. The feed also openly datamines, creating consumer profiles for corporations and then working to shape users into categories for simpler advertising. Everything is for sale, and trends change from moment to moment, bombarding users with ads and encouraging them to buy more and more.
When the novel was published in 2002, the first iPhone was five years away from being released. Facebook wouldn’t launch for another two years and Twitter another four.
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