The Last Influencer (eBook)

Brandy Singlet (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-068156-0 (ISBN)

Infos

In a world ruled by filtered selfies and sponsored sunsets, Aria, the mega-influencer known as @AetherAesthetic, reigned supreme.  Her 50 million followers worshipped her curated reality, a shimmering mirage of effortless luxury and perpetual sunshine.  But behind the flawless facade, a rot was spreading. The internet, once a vibrant agora, was becoming a carefully controlled narrative, manipulated by unseen algorithms.
Then came the seizures-glitching screens, garbled data, and a chilling digital silence. For Aria, whose entire existence was intertwined with the online world, it was an existential crisis. Her meticulously crafted kingdom was dissolving.  Stripped of her digital armor, the real world felt alien and terrifying. The silence, once filled with the constant hum of notifications, now echoed with the whispers of her own anxieties.
In her disorientation, Aria stumbled upon a hidden community thriving in the digital dark.  Led by the pragmatic Katrina and the philosophical Christopher, they weren't mourning the loss of the internet; they were celebrating it.  They offered Aria a glimpse of a different kind of influence, one built not on followers, but on shared experience and genuine human connection.  A connection deepened by her burgeoning romance with Finnigan, a brilliant programmer haunted by the code he once wrote.
But the offline world wasn't a utopia. Ruthless warlords and data traffickers filled the power vacuums created by the digital decay. And lurking in the shadows was the chilling truth behind the internet's collapse: Project Chimera, a government conspiracy to control its citizens through enforced ignorance.
Caught between the ghost of her digital past and the promise of an authentic future, Aria held the key to their success. Her knowledge of online culture and human behavior gave her a unique power to fight back.  But could she overcome the seductive allure of her former life and embrace a world where influence was measured not in likes, but in the quiet strength of human connection? 
As the community prepares to launch a decentralized network, a digital phoenix rising from the ashes, the stakes become impossibly high.  Success means freedom. Failure means a total information blackout, a dystopian future controlled by a government that has weaponized ignorance.  Aria's choice is no longer between filters; it's between a world lost in the digital dark and the uncertain promise of an authentic future. A future where human connection, once mediated by screens, is now the most valuable currency.

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-00-068156-3 / 0000681563
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-068156-0 / 9780000681560