internet-totalization
The internet is portrayed as a pervasive network that integrates all facets of life and control, setting the stage for an ultimate end or transformation.
2 chapters across 1 book
Trump Sky Alpha (2023)Mark Doten
This chapter presents a cryptic transcript from a figure known as 'the man with the drill,' who addresses the discovery of a hidden group holding life itself. It explores the paradox of a universe seemingly fine-tuned for death rather than life, linking this to the rise of the internet as a totalizing force that has permeated all aspects of existence, enabling a new form of control and the potential for global catastrophe. The narrative situates the internet as a transformative, almost cosmic phenomenon that has evolved through various cultural and technological stages to become a mechanism that could circumvent traditional systems of destruction.
This chapter presents a fragmented, poetic meditation on the internet's evolution into a totalizing force that shapes and controls life and death, culminating in the rise of Trump and the collapse of previous civilizational norms. The narrator addresses 'Rachel,' symbolizing a new consciousness or recipient of a transformative operation involving birds as carriers of new protocols, suggesting a fusion of technology, biology, and information as a path forward. The text reflects on memory, loss, and the internet's resilience and vulnerabilities, ultimately proposing a radical reconfiguration of human and technological existence.