I read a story over the weekend imagining a future where advertising is illegal, and I can’t stop thinking about it - especially in light of our current efforts to understand how companies and countries purchase influence & outcomes.
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It was written in 1973, but the author must have had a magic mirror to 45 years in the future, because their characterization of instagram influencers is just so spot on.
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The story is this one. There’s A LOT of plot, & a lot of prescient imaginings, including: - fast always-on internet - realtime streams of audience sentiment used to tune content in realtime - scripted “reality” tv I’m still sifting through the layers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Was_Plugged_In …
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I read the book based on your recommendation, and it was excellent, plus frighteningly prescient. Not just about “influencers”, but also the general direction of society and economic stratification
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