Feed B - 13 Draft

Feed is certainly a revelatory text, and Anderson makes his points very well when it comes to demonstrating the empty, mindless interactions of most teenagers, and almost a many adults. Logically speaking the world could probably not come to literal 'feeds' per say, because of the anatomical risks and other such issues. However, the polluted oceans and fabricated realities are always just lurking around the corner, and one day we will find ourselves living in bubbles, looking out over a desolated landscape. I feel that this is almost unavoidable at this point, that even if we were to change drastically, we couldn't save all of the future. Society is doomed for a collapse, that's inevitable. The best we could do for that is prepare and prolong it as long as possible. This book is demonstrating that, but perhaps not highlighting the inevitable nature of things quite enough. Yes, nothing got resolved, and in the end, there was just one girl slipping quietly into the void, and one boy simply overloaded with new pairs of jeans. And such brilliant imagery that was- even the feeling of emptiness is warped when hooked up to the feed, that Titus didn't feel totally drained until he had washed away all his funds on products.