Response to Feed

I loved this book when we read it for YA literature. The whole 1984 thing sparks my imagination. I definitely think that at some point in time, science and technology could develop to make it possible for computers to be incorporated into the brain. The idea that computers could ascertain our interests and then develop a profile of us that would then inform the kind of information we receive in the future is a scary thought. It happens somewhat already when we shop on Amazon. We are given choices of others things to buy based upon what other shoppers making the same purchase also bought. However, if this filtering were to limit information relating to news, education, public affairs, social interests, the impact would be for someone else to be deciding for us the total context within which we live. That would be scary stuff....