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Re:Quiet by DogestFogey on Monday December 25, 2017 @09:22PM (#16006703)
A truly masterfully written article that makes us yearn for the days now past when everything, both inside and outside of ourselves, was much quieter.

The amount of noise today is unprecedented. I am reminded of the movie _Her_ in which one sees a world where technology can move into the background and augment human relationships. Granted, there are moments in that film when the tech hurts instead of hinders, but compare that to today's world where everything has the "in your face" mentality.

Re:Quiet by mooreds on Monday December 25, 2017 @09:33PM (#16006726)
If you want to read a really scary prescient fiction book in this vein, check out Feed by M.T. Anderson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_(Anderson_novel)

Just chilling.

Re:Quiet by Hextinium on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @03:31AM (#16007741)
I highly recommend this book to anyone because it creates a framework for understanding the world from someone who is addicted to social media. It takes the current state of affairs to their conclusions in a rather well made way.
Re:Quiet by purplerabbit on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @12:21AM (#16013032)
Super glad to see this book getting some love. It's horribly good... Ignore the YAF branding and read it as a novella if you're interested.
Re:Quiet by stephth on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @03:24AM (#16007724)
The plot context overview on Wikipedia is chilling just by itself...