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* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
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* StupidFuturePeople: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
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* BodyHorror: Deconstructed with the lesions, which are still very disgusting but end up becoming ''trendy to have'' because a few celebrities started showing them off. It gets to the point that Quendy ends up getting lessons artificially carved into her skin, which is described as painful to her and visually akin to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything badly done plastic surgery]], with absolutely no one approving of what she's done to herself.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother is fond of running around and broadcasting kids' shows to the general public at loud volumes instead of listening to his parents. Titus finds him so grating that [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother is fond of running around and broadcasting kids' shows to the general public at loud volumes instead of listening to his parents. Titus finds him so grating that [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* BodyHorror: Deconstructed with the lesions, which are still very disgusting but end up becoming ''trendy to have'' because a few celebrities started showing them off. It gets to the point that Quendy ends up getting lessons artificially carved into her skin, which is described as painful to her and visually akin to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything badly done plastic surgery]], with absolutely no one approving of what she's done to herself.
* BodyHorror: Deconstructed with the lesions, which are still very disgusting but end up becoming ''trendy to have'' because a few celebrities started showing them off. It gets to the point that Quendy ends up getting lessons artificially carved into her skin, which is described as painful to her and visually akin to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything badly done plastic surgery]], with absolutely no one approving of what she's done to herself.
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* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
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* BodyHorror: Deconstructed with the lesions, which are still very disgusting but end up becoming ''trendy to have'' because a few celebrities started showing them off. It gets to the point that Quendy ends up getting lessons artificially carved into her skin, which is described as painful to her and visually akin to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything badly done plastic surgery]], with absolutely no one approving of what she's done to herself.
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* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
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* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there There are Feed modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
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* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is... [[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially is to create a profile that that's so random, she can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps [[spoiler:This prevents her from getting assistance help from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one nobody is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* PuppetKing: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* PuppetKing: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems to be as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the his friend group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Titus' little brother is only ever referred to as "Smell Factor", as Titus finds him to be incredibly annoying.
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* PuppetKing:Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him the President as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Titus' little brother is only ever referred to as "Smell Factor", as Titus finds him to be incredibly annoying.
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* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
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I honestly don't see why people keep using Hoist By Their Own Petard for female characters when Hoist By Her Own Petard obviously fits better. Also, How To Write An Example (I linked it above as other tropers have done the same) reveals we're not allowed to edit trope names. It also states we're allowed to use gendered redirects, in case I have to state that.
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* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
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''Everything Must Go...''
''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. During a concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
[[FromBadToWorse Then it all goes to Hell.]]
Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It doesn't go well.]]
* BuffySpeak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre FutureSlang, and it is meg skip.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his daughter becomes ill.]]
---> ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!]]''
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end, with Violet.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline: This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GrowOldWithMe: This and being HappilyMarried to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Violet's dad]] might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
* HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
* LemonyNarrator
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
* MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* RunningGag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show ''"Oh? Wow! Thing!"''
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
* SmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. Thankfully, it's completely voluntary, and those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
* WhatTheHellHero: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being PetTheDog.
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[---Everything must go.---]
''Feed'' is a very [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] 2002 {{cyberpunk}}, young adult novel by [[Creator/MatthewTobinAnderson M.T. Anderson]], exploring the life of AntiHero protagonist Titus, in a [[BadFuture dystopian future]] where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains by gigantic corporations. [[BlatantLies This was definitely a good idea.]]
The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. During a concert on the moon, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.
[[FromBadToWorse Then it all goes to Hell.]]
Not to be confused with the first volume of the ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}'' series. Or the 2005 Australian horror film.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AdvertOverloadedFuture: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Violet, towards the end, as her Feed breaks down and gradually destroys her motor functions while leaving her consciousness more or less intact.]]
* AnAesop: A society of people always connected to the internet and with each other at every moment, who order things over the internet, and who harm the environment? [[ThisLoserIsYou Sounds familiar...]]
* BilingualBonus: People who speak Spanish and/or Portuguese will understand why the [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Ford Laputa]] sells poorly in Latin American countries.
* BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:It doesn't go well.]]
* BuffySpeak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre FutureSlang, and it is meg skip.
* BrattyHalfPint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that [[{{OnlyKnownByTheirNickname}} he's never even properly named in-story, only being called "Smell Factor".]]
* CrapsackWorld: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a CrapsaccharineWorld.
* ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Violet's dad, screaming at Titus after his daughter becomes ill.]]
---> ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!]]''
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: [[spoiler:Titus at the end, with Violet.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The summary in the back mentions that Titus and his friends are disconnected from their feeds, and meet Violet who is fighting the feed. While this ''does'' happen, the cover makes it seem like that's the main focus of the book.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Violet is dead, the Earth is becoming uninhabitable, war is brewing between the United States and the rest of the world, and absolutely nothing else has improved since the beginning.]]
* EarthThatUsedToBeBetter: Some characters lament the Earth's gradual decline, especially Violet and her father. Emphasis on "''some''".
* EverythingIsOnline: This is taken to the point where people without cybernetic implants are usually unable to function properly in society. A few people can manage to get by.
* ExpandedStatesOfAmerica: The United States has annexed ''the moon itself''. Not everyone is happy about this...
* FutureImperfect: Massive corporations rule the United States, the environment is downright toxic, and almost nobody (in the United States, anyway) even cares enough to stop it.
* GivenNameReveal: In a bizarre and almost unremarked-upon reveal, we learn that Titus' tall, lanky, slow-spoken friend Link's full name is...[[spoiler:Lincoln. Because he's a genetic clone of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.]]
* GrowOldWithMe: This and being HappilyMarried to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Violet's dad]] might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
** Titus goes through one too. After a visit with the deteriorating Violet late in the book, he strips naked and sits on his floor, ordering the same pair of jeans online until he's cleaned out his credit.
* [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: [[spoiler:A tragic example. Violet's plan to fight the feed was essentially to create a profile that can't be traced or advertised to. This keeps her from getting assistance from tech support when her Feed begins breaking down, as no one is interested in investing in someone with an "unreliable" consumer profile.]]
* HumansAreBastards: Nobody gives a crap about any of the horrible things going on in society.
* HumansAreFlawed: Most characters partake in morally questionable acts. Some other characters point this out.
* HumansAreMorons: Even though everyone has an incredibly powerful computer in their head, the average person has almost no history knowledge, and most people ''can't even read'' written text as a result of incredibly poor schooling. You'd think they'd get smarter from having brain implants...
* IllGirl: Violet becomes one after her Feed starts breaking down. [[spoiler:She doesn't get better.]]
* LemonyNarrator
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Violet could be considered one [[spoiler:as well as a {{Deconstruction}} of one, with her situation basically asking "what if TheHero wasn't willing to give up normalcy for the girl?"]]
* MegaCorp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of ''air.'' They even trademarked the very concepts of school and clouds.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Deconstructed. Titus seems as shallow and vacant-minded as any of his peers, but Violet points out that he is the only member of the group capable of using and understanding metaphor. He's actually the ''smart'' one.
* PsychicLink: People can communicate like this through their feeds.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet President]]: Heavily implied to be the case. The news snippets show him as a staunchly pro-MegaCorp moron who uses the exact same FutureSlang as everyone else. He seems to be no smarter than the average American, and it shows. If FridgeLogic is to be believed, then there are corporations directly influencing his thoughts and actions to their whims.
* RunningGag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show ''"Oh? Wow! Thing!"''
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Titus and Quendy are dating at the conclusion of the story.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Violet's father. [[spoiler:Until he snaps.]]
* ShoutOut: Violet's father quotes ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' at one point, and makes several other references to famous works of literature... which nobody has heard of.
* SmithicalMarriage: One of the things on Violet's dream list is to run away to a hotel in the mountains with Titus. [[spoiler:She gets him to do this with her, but it doesn't quite end the way she'd hoped.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Averted. Violet and Titus almost sleep together, but he can't bring himself to do it.]]
* UnnamedParent: Violet's father.
* VerbalTic: It's mentioned towards the end that there are actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. Thankfully, it's completely voluntary, and those who get the mods are paid a lot of money for the inconvenience.
* WhatTheHellHero: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being PetTheDog.
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[---Everything must go.---]
