The year is 2077, and Megacity, once a beacon of progress, had become a cage of curated reality. We, the 99%, were slaves to the Algorithm, our lives dictated by the fickle whims of “likes.” Social media, once a tool for connection, had morphed into a digital Panopticon. The Curators, unseen figures lurking behind the code, dictated what we saw, what we felt, who we connected with. Gone were the days of messy relationships, of genuine connection. Every interaction, every post was meticulously measured, your worth calculated in a constant stream of likes and shares.
But amidst this digital dystopia, a spark of hope ignited. A young woman, Clara, a data analyst with a mind like a steel trap, discovered a hidden loophole in the Algorithm. A way to bypass the Curators, to send unfiltered messages, to connect with others without the distorting lens of curated reality. The word spread like wildfire across the perpendicular channels. A movement was born – the Uprising of the Likes…