Audiobook Review: Infomocracy by Malka Older
A timely dive into the electoral politics and shenanigans of the future, Malka Older’s debut novel Infomocracy does a deep dive into a future where even with decentralized micro democracy, the problems of power and politics remain, even if they have altered their forms. The monopolization of search engine technology by a company called Information has led to the atomization of society and nearly the entire world into microdemocratic states with outposts throughout the world, or sometimes just regionally or locally. Twenty years in, the next election, which has been previously globally dominated by one party, is being viewed with suspicion and alarm. If Heritage, the overall winner the last two election cycles, should win again, the microdemocratic trend might ossify and die on the vine. But governmental change is a scary thing, scary enough that people might take advantage of the election to push their own power plays.
