Is there a book (fiction) that deals with the issue of internet or media addiction? I know about Infinite Jest of course but it is such a massive and maximalist work as I understand; it would be nice to find something a little more focussed
Fahrenheit 451 funnily enough.
Also Brave New World.
Basically starter-kit level books deal with this a lot.
>>7317227
Well I mean more as a personal issue, not in the context of social satire.
>>7317215
>focussed
why people do this
it's focused
the circle - dave eggers
>>7317232
As in IJ related media addiction to a ideas of greater existential despair.
>>7317215
Vernon God Little?
>>7317215
The book I'm writing features a protagonist who's become totally desensitized to gore and porn from browsing that stuff 24/7. May the beginning of the story he basically realizes he's exhausted all of the internet's charms and goes outside.
>>7317233
Bad book OP don't do it.
>>7317215
Bleeding Edge somewhat. I didn't really like it though since it read a lot like an episode of The Big Bang Theory
>>7319821
How the fuck is it anything like Big Bang Theory? Unless the glaring glut of product placement felt as undignified as suffering through the all too frequent commercial breaks of television.
>>7319821
>read a lot like an episode of The Big Bang Theory
I already hate it for this 20 pages in, dont know if i should even continue
>>7319846
It's the extreme use of techno babble coupled with the pop culture references and silly character archetypes. I didn't like it.
https://vimeo.com/75534042
>>7320296
This is creepy and VAPE as fuck
>>7320313
http://jonrafman.com/4chan.pdf
>>7317317
congrats you're writing about a /b/ poster.
>>7320347
And?
>>7320347
>/b/ poster
>self-awareness
hahahahahahahahahaha
