![]() ![]() Her father is the inventor and CEO of Digital School. No one knows exactly what that means, but it doesn’t sound good. Ominously, those caught protesting are sent to detention centers until they are deemed “safe” to go back into society. They advocate being in the actual presence of others, rather than having interactions mediated by electronic devices. They feel that quality of life has suffered from the “emptiness” of digital life compared to the richness of reality. Moreover, because there are no more schools, teenage violence is at an all-time low, as are teenage drug use and pregnancy. This enables all children, no matter what race and class, to receive a quality education. Online social media encounters have largely replaced face-to-face social interaction. Even though this story takes place in 2060, I didn’t really consider it to be a full-fledged dystopia – more like a “dystopia lite.” Society is still recognizable but is an exaggerated form of our current reality. ![]()
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