In complete contrast to our first story, this #SFSwap entry paints a sobering picture of the near future and – in classic SF style – looks at today through the lens of a single invented technology. One thing RULES STALIN has really enjoyed about readin …
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There’s the beginnings of an episode of Black Mirror right there.
What a great idea! Lovely execution of it, too. If Google hadn’t generously entered the fray, I suspect we’d have boobs and a bacon sandwich leading the country by the end of the story.
Gosh I would love more of this; I love the subversive “candidate to fit the votes” sting at the end – and if Google already does “product to fit your needs”, why wouldn’t they branch out that way? Creeeeepy.