Feed Part 3

Salutations...

I'm back from break, it was fabulous. My family and I went to Cape Town to chill, but I will admit that still did homework during the break.

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Speaking of homework over the break, I read and annotated part 3 of the Feed. But don't worry this will not be like the other posts about the Feed, long and boring. This post will have only like 5 quotes. If you STILL haven't read the Feed by M.T. Anderson, I suggest you do not read this post cuz spoilers. Again I'm sorry...

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“They couldn’t see anything, just the gamefeed, so when Violet walked in, Marty almost  whacked her in the stomach with his fist.” Page 81

The Feed is dangerous; Marty could have seriously hurt Violet. It's like our phones today. People are killed because they cross the street while cars are moving because they are on their phones. This would be a very future that M.T. Anderson has laid out. Also if they can’t see anything with the feed, does that mean that the government could potentially doing something but created the Feed to keep the people distracted?

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“…I heard a kid say, ‘I think the

truffle is like completely

undervalued.’…It was like

nothing had happened. We

were watching feedcasts as if

our brains had never been

invaded by the *sshole…And

everything was completely

normal. The truffle was

completely undervalued.” Page 83-84

Today truffles are extremely important. So what is the author trying to say? Things completely important today are different from things important in the world of the Feed. Maybe the hacking that happened to them was like a truffle. To us extremely rare and would be crucial to growing in our lives. But to Titus’ friends, it was completely undervalued, it was though nothing had changed after the hacking incident.

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“…I could feel that someone was nudging my feed…In my dream, I asked them who they were…they told me the police…I said that they weren’t the police, so who were they really? They said, here is the lizard you have always been wanting...once I was awake, I couldn’t find…the lizard that was all mine.” Page 92-93

I think that Titus was being hacked by the government or something. If it was the government than I’m quite scared for the people. The government can erase or at least bloke certain memories from the public. If that ain’t shady… I also think that the government was trying to distract Titus with the promise of a lizard, that’s why the lizard is nowhere to be found later. If the intruders felt like a nudge in his feed does that mean that all m-chats are nudges to him feed too? Can anyone hack the Feed? This was a very confusing chapter.

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“Except, she said, only about

73% of Americans have feed…I

didn’t used to have a feed…We

didn’t have enough money…I

got it when I was seven.” Page 112

So this confirms that not everyone has a feed. And they are definitely not distributed at birth. People have to pay for them. Titus must be pretty rich to never think of the price or the amount of people that own feeds. I really do believe that Violet is opening Titus’ eyes.

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“…when the President referred

to the Prime Minister… as a

‘big sh*thead,’…The President

meant to say that the Prime

Minister’s head was fertile,

just full of these nutrient

where ideas can grow.” Page 119

Obama would never say anything like this. I think the government is not in control of the feed, because even the President is getting stupider. The President should be well-spoken and diplomatic, the President in this book is neither of those things. God help America, we are already hated enough, but this…smh. This perfectly shows the decline in humanity, if even the PRESIDENT is swearing casually on television then who is spared. It makes me wonder about who is REALLY in charge. It also reminds me of someone. *hint hint see below*

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“…The party is over. The party is f*cking over." Page 203

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I think that Titus is talking about more than just the party with all his friends. I think that he means his salad days are over. It won’t all happy and sunny anymore. The party of teenage freedom and recklessness is over. Things are going to get serious and possibly sad.


That's it for now. Have a good day! Eat a chocolate! Smile! Write you later, bye.

LE WEEKEND

HI!

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That picture is an accurate representation of me right now. Like I don't even know what to do or say or write. But I'm freaking out, I don't know why. I'm also low-key dying. So yeah. How are you?

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Maybe I should elaborate, I just participated in JoMUN. Which consists of alot of debating and hard work. My weekend was extremely busy. I also had to communicate and speak to other people....ugh. Now don't get me wrong JoMUN was fun, I loved it. But sometimes it was more than my poor little introvert heart could take. AND I had to host people from another school. I don' think you understand how awkward I am. It was so weird, they lived with me and I hid in my room for the majority of their stay.

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Otherwise I've been pretty good. It's Monday so there's that, but fear not I have next week off. I am so ready for break. AND this Friday is International Day at my school, which is like a parade of all the different countries and we eat food from each one to celebrate. IT IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE ENTIRE YEAR.  So after all the JoMUN excitement and school I get a break.

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That's it for now, I told you guys I would get a "normal post" in eventually. Have a good day! Write you later!

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Feed Thoughts...Again...

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How are you doing today? I'm doing okay. I would just like to say that this will be just like the previous post. It will be about Feed by M.T.Anderson. If you are still wanting to read the book I suggest that you skip this post (again, I'm sorry) to avoid spoilers. If you are going to read this post because you have read the book or you are not going to that I would like to warn you that one of the quotes from the book has a swear word in it.

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Quotes	Page #	Comments
“…I was currently disconnected from feednet, of course, and I was starting to get scared…”	43	I think that the quote means that the people with the Feed are extremely dependent on the Feed.  The first thing Titus does is check his Feed, before he even opens his eyes. The quote says that when he couldn’t access anything, he freaked. That is similar to real life, if there is not internet connection for about 5 minutes I’m convinced that the world is ending, but I’m not scared. This book could be our future.
“’What do we do?’ she asked.  I didn’t know.”	44	I think that this is another comment on the dependence on the Feed that the people have. Without the Feed helping Titus, he had no idea what to do. I think that she was Violet. I kind of find this moment a cool insight into Violet, she wasn’t too proud to confess that she didn’t know what to do.
“I couldn’t figure out even the littlest reason to paint a picture like that.”	45	Art is meant to have emotional meaning to the artist. It is meant to express emotions; I don’t think that Titus knew that. There is always a reason to paint something. I don’t think that Titus was taught about emotions in products in school like we often are. There is always a reason to paint. I also think that the boat painting must be important to the story.
“He [Police officer] told us that we would be off-line for a while until they could see what had been done…	46	For some reason, this quote makes me suspicious of the government in power. The police express little concern for the people, but a lot of concern for the Feed. The quote goes on to say that the Feeds were checked for viruses and things of that nature.
“…it knows everything you want and hope for…Everything we think and feel is taken in by corporations…it’s no good getting pissy about it, because they’re still going to control everything whether you like it or not.”	49	The Feed sounds awesome, but also like our internet in the sense that it collects our information. I think that Titus’ look on the Feed is very strange. He doesn’t seem to care, or at least he believes that he can’t do anything and therefore won’t try. He’s at peace with the fact that corporations control all mostly because the product is enjoyable. I almost agree with him, having a Feed must be awesome.
“I had a few pages cached, from right before the feed stopped.”	50	This guy is still mentioning the Feed. In this quote, he misses it so much that he is going through pages he bookmarked. I kind of find this sad, but I can relate. When the Wi-Fi goes out I try to do things that I have already downloaded so that I can still experience the internet.
“I wanted to say something to cheer her up…I was thinking of how sometimes, trying to say the right thing to people, it’s like some kind of brain surgery, and you have to tweak exactly the right part of the lobe.”	53-54	I understand him completely. I always wonder what is the right thing to say. Sometimes silence is best. I hate that the right word or tweak to the lobe can absolutely make or break a person. I also think that it is sweet that Titus wants to see her happy. He really seems to like her, however, I would like to say that he has only known her for like 2 days.
“’This is… Dude,’ he [Titus’ dad] said. “’Dude, this is some bad sh*t.’”	54	I find the Dad hilarious. My father would never say anything like this. He hates it when I call him dude, so he would never say it to me and he never swears. I like that the Dad is portrayed in the way he is. Maybe this is normal behavior for parents in this world?
“’Maybe these are our salads days.’…’You know. Happy.’ ‘What’s happy about a salad?’… She shrugged. ‘Ranch’”	60	I don’t really know what it is about this metaphor, but I found it hilarious and meaningful. I’m glad that Violet can see the bright side to things like the situation they are in now and salad. I may not be the biggest fan of Ranch, but I get the analogy, and I love it.
“…I guess you could call it a courtyard or terrarium? But a long time ago the glass ceiling over the terrarium has cracked, and so everything was dead…Everything was gray…’Isn’t it beautiful’?”	62	I don’t know if I would have found the scene beautiful. As I read the quote, I was very confused because I didn’t sound beautiful at all. I then took into consideration that the idea of beauty could be different to each person. I also find it interesting they found gray to be beautiful, I often find black things to be beautiful. I think that colors that you like are supposed to say something about your personality. I wonder what liking black/gray says about mine/theirs.
“I can read. A little.”	65	So what do they teach him at school? The quote goes on to say that he protested it at school, but I didn’t include it. I think that the people are too dependent on the Feed. The very fact that Titus was so chill about not being able fully read is weird. I can’t imagine not being able to read, even though there are illiterate people in the world. At least we try to help them become literate. Don’t the people read the Feed?
“The salad days couldn’t last forever.”	68	Again my favorite metaphor ever! I love this, I’m going to start using this. I also agree with the statement. I’ve always heard that everything can’t always be fine and dandy.  I really wish it could. I also think that this was an effective way to start the chapter.

Sooooo, I guess that's it for now. I hope you enjoyed. Again I'm sorry if you couldn't read it. I hope you have an amazing day! Write you later!

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Feed First Thoughts

HI! 

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We have been reading the Feed by M.T. Anderson in my English class. So far the book hasn't been that bad. It is about a world where people have direct access to the internet through their brains. Below I have written comments on certain parts that stood out to me. If you are interested in reading the book, I suggest that you don't read my comments.

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“The thing I hate about is that you can feel how old and empty it is. I don’t know if the others felt like I felt, about space? But I think they did, because they all got louder.”	4	I feel the same way as Titus. I don’t like complete silence, like in space. I often find comfort and noise in music, just like Titus did in his friends.
“We looked at ourselves. We all looked kind of bad. We looked tired and sleepy, and even though we’re all pretty good-looking, except Link, we were pale and our hair greasy.”	11	I think that either Titus is very self-aware, conceited, or honest. I find it impressive either way, confidence in one’s looks is a hard thing to achieve. I also think that the comment about his friend Link is brutally honest. I’m not sure if Link knows, or if Titus would tell him.
“Her shoulders were like, all bent in, as if she didn’t want anyone to be looking at her.”	17	First of all, that is very observant of him. He really likes her, it’s kind of creepy. Second,  I relate to that so much. I also hunch my shoulders because I don’t want attention. So it is possible that like me she is introverted.
“Omigod! Like big thanks to everyone for not telling me that my lesion is like meg completely spreading.”	21	This is the second time that lesions have been mentioned. Are these very common? I had to look them up. Lots of people in the book seem to have them. I also think that this is a good time to comment on the language… “meg”, seriously? I don’t know if I like the way this book has been written. But then again we use weird language too.
“…his eyes were wide like he was in the mal, but I’m not sure he was in the mal.”	35	Overall, the final chapter was confusing and strange. I also wonder what the mal is. I think it’s a way to get high or something. I also am glad that Titus and Violet are talking. I think that Violet could do Titus some good.

 That's what I thought about the first 40 pages of Feed. Sorry, if you found this post a bit boring. Hopefully, the next post will be more chill. Have a good day. Write you later!

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