Radicalized (2019)
Radicalized is a collection of novellas written by Canadian-British-American author Cory Doctorow. Radicalized explores such issues as digital rights management, police brutality, radicalization in internet communities, and doomsday preppers.
This was a great collection of stories, all of them really interesting to read through. I especially loved “Unauthorized Bread” which accurately depicts the control corporations aim to push on us, control that is willingly given away by our profit hungry capitalist governments.
“Model Minority” is an ugly story of justice and policy brutality. Not even from the future. Except for the flying super hero guy.
“Radicalized” deals with the possibilities for radicalization in the dark web for those who get denied justice in our corporate driven society.
“Masque of the Red Death” is the weird one in the bunch. Maybe harder to identify with as the whole concept of “doomsday preppers” is such an American concept. Though, looking at the world developing, maybe we should start some of that in Europe too.
Oh, and Cory is the first author whose book I post about that I know is on the Fediverse! Follow recommendation to @{pluralistic@mamot.fr}
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21195114W/Radicalized
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