Sure, Feed shows us a lot of technological marvels. Who doesn't want to head off for a weekend trip on the moon anytime they want? Or visit the moons of Jupiter? Or have a feed removing headaches, or buy a home endoscopy kit at the drugstore to catch disease early? Sign us up!
Oh, but first let's read the fine print. All this advancement comes at a price. Not only does it degrade the environment, but it degrades us. With a feed to think for you, why would you bother thinking for yourself?
Questions About Technology and Modernization
- Where does the book present technology as something positive? How about negative? Is it ever portrayed as neutral?
- Are the considerable downsides to technology and modernization in Feed truly worth what people end up gaining?
- Does Feed suggest that technology is bad in and of itself, or is it only bad when people use it incorrectly?
- Where in the novel do we see people whom technology and advancement has left behind?
- What's up with the fancier suburbs and each yard "having its own bubble with its own sun and seasons"?
Chew on This
Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate.
Feed doesn't try to say that technology in itself is bad; it can be good or bad, depending on how people use it.
M. T. Anderson is trying to warn us that technology could soon get out of control.