M. T Anderson Feed Analysis

Aside from the changes in pop-culture, and the adjustments to our political system, people do not believe that the world is changing. However, the biggest change of all is the continual advancements of technology and the culture that is being built around this revolution. As technology advances, the more one relies on it to aid them in society. The creation of these advancements is destroying the concept of intelligence and independence. In “Feed”, a novel written by M.T Anderson, it is depicted that humans are becoming vulnerable to the growth of technology and are entrusting it with their lives. The novel portrays a future in which a huge computer network, the feed, is directly connected to the brains of everyday citizens. This contraption
When the technician and nurse begin to fix Titus’s feed after it needing to be detached as a result of the hack, Titus explains the instant he was reconnected, “And the feed was pouring in on us now, all of it, all of the feednet, and we could feel all of our favorites, and there were our files, and our m-chatlines. It came down on us like water. It came down like frickin' spring rains, and we were dancing in it (70)”. This exemplifies the extent as to which technology as become intertwined with his life. The feed, which is completely unnatural, seems to be as natural as the weather itself. The use of the word “feel”, usually associated with touching the physical world, is suggesting that the feed is as natural as the ambiance of a sense such as sight or touch. The technological culture Titus faces became a part of his internal feeling, he felt isolated and deserted without it, and once reunited he felt natural again. By comparing the feeling Titus had when he was reconnected with his feed to something as natural as rain, he is furthering his consumption in the technological based culture the feed gives