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''Everything Must Go...''
''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. During a concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
[[FromBadToWorse Then it all goes to Hell.]]
Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It doesn't go well.]]
* BuffySpeak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre FutureSlang, and it is meg skip.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his daughter becomes ill.]]
---> ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!]]''
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end, with Violet.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline: This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GrowOldWithMe: This and being HappilyMarried to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Violet's dad]] might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
* HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
* LemonyNarrator
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
* MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* RunningGag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show ''"Oh? Wow! Thing!"''
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
* SmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. Thankfully, it's completely voluntary, and those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
* WhatTheHellHero: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being PetTheDog.
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[---Everything must go.---]
''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. During a concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
[[FromBadToWorse Then it all goes to Hell.]]
Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It doesn't go well.]]
* BuffySpeak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre FutureSlang, and it is meg skip.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his daughter becomes ill.]]
---> ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!]]''
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end, with Violet.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline: This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GrowOldWithMe: This and being HappilyMarried to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Violet's dad]] might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
* HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
* LemonyNarrator
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
* MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* RunningGag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show ''"Oh? Wow! Thing!"''
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
* SmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. Thankfully, it's completely voluntary, and those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
* WhatTheHellHero: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being PetTheDog.
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''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. During a concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
[[FromBadToWorse Then it all goes to Hell.]]
Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
----
!!Contains examples of:
* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It doesn't go well.]]
* BuffySpeak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre FutureSlang, and it is meg skip.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his daughter becomes ill.]]
---> ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!]]''
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end, with Violet.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline: This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GrowOldWithMe: This and being HappilyMarried to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Violet's dad]] might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
* HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
* LemonyNarrator
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
* MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* RunningGag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show ''"Oh? Wow! Thing!"''
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
* SmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. Thankfully, it's completely voluntary, and those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
* WhatTheHellHero: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being PetTheDog.
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end.]]
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end.end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story.]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story.in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
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* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler: She doesn't get better.]]
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* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler: as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler: as [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
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* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-megacorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
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* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-megacorp pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
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* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
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* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Titus [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
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* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there're actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. A rather dark take on the trope.
** Made slightly less dark due to it being completely voluntary and very expensive.
** Made slightly less dark due to it being completely voluntary and very expensive.
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* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there're there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. A rather dark take on the trope.
** Made slightly less dark due to it beingThankfully, it's completely voluntary voluntary, and very expensive.those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
** Made slightly less dark due to it being
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* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[UnfortunateName Ford]] [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
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* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[UnfortunateName Ford]] [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
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* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (In the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln]]
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln]]
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* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (In (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone ofUsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln]]UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of
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** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example.Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example.
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* [[MegaCorp Megass Corp]]: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
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* [[MegaCorp Megass Corp]]: MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
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---> ''Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!''
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
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* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there's actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. A rather dark take on the trope.
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* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there's there're actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. A rather dark take on the trope.
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* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln]]
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
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Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' trilogy. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' trilogy.series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains.
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. After a party, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. After a party, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
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''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains.
brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet.After During a party, concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
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* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-megacorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
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* AntiHero: A type 1 in Titus.
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* AntiHero: AnAesop: A type 1 in Titus.society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
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* EverythingIsOnline: Literally.
* FutureImperfect: Naturally.
* {{Dystopia}}
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter
* EverythingIsOnline: Literally.
* FutureImperfect: Naturally.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
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EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline:Literally.
This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* FutureImperfect:Naturally.Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (In the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
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* HumansAreBastards
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* HumansAreMorons: Many people can't even read despite being in school.
* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read each other's minds by connecting with their Feeds.
* HumansAreFlawed
* HumansAreMorons: Many people can't even read despite being in school.
* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read each other's minds by connecting with their Feeds.
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* HumansAreBastards
HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
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HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons:Many Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people can't ''can't even read despite being in school.
* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read each other's minds by connecting with their Feeds.read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
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* [[MegaCorp Megass Corp]]: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.''
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* [[MegaCorp Megass Corp]]: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'''' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
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* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point.
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* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point.point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
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* [[spoiler:AndIMustScream]]: Violet, towards the end.
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* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It [[DownerEnding doesn't go well...]]]]
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* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It [[DownerEnding doesn't go well...]]]]well.]]
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* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, after his BSOD.]]
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* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his BSOD.daughter becomes ill.]]
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* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning...]] Y'think?
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* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning...]] Y'think?beginning.]]
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* [[spoiler:[[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* [[spoiler:[[HoistByTheirOwnPetard [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until his BSOD, that is.]]
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until his BSOD, that is.]]he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point.
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point.
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* TheTimeMachine: Referenced.
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* MacGuffinGirl: Violet.
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Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' trilogy.
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** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor [[RetailTherapy ordering the same pair of jeans until he's cleaned out his credit.]]
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** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor [[RetailTherapy floor, ordering the same pair of jeans until he's cleaned out his credit.]]
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* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
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* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end.]]
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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end.end, with Violet.]]
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor [[RetailTherapy ordering the same pair of jeans until he's cleaned out his credit.]]
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* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read eachother's minds by connecting with their Feeds.
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* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read eachother's each other's minds by connecting with their Feeds.
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* SmithicalMarriageSmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
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* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? Her later petition to get her malfunctioning feed replaced (which she needs to have happen in order to ''save her life'') is turned down due to her "unreliable" customer profile.]]
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler: [[spoiler:[[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? Her later petition to get This keeps her malfunctioning feed replaced (which she needs to have happen in order to ''save from getting assistance from tech support when her life'') Feed begins breaking down, as no one is turned down due to her interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" customer consumer profile.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: You know how Violet wanted to make a profile that couldn't be traced? [[spoiler:It's why no company would invest in fixing her]]
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: [[spoiler: A tragic example. Remember how Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced? Her later petition to get her malfunctioning feed replaced (which she needs to have happen in order to ''save her life'') is turned down due to her "unreliable" customer profile.]]
