The Arsehole Network

Warning:  this story is very rude and crude but made with the best of intentions.

This is an attempt to make fun of the manipulation machine i.e. the current business model of the attention economy as practised by big tech companies.  The target of ridicule is not the users of the technology but the technology itself.  

It is inspired by the work of academics, writers and thinkers working to highlight the dangers of the current design of modern technology such as:

https://humanetech.com/problem/#our-work

https://shoshanazuboff.com/book/about/

http://www.jaronlanier.com/