Charm Never Made a Rooster

There was no great battle of humans versus machines, no metal-geared androids crushing skulls in some apocalyptic future, no mushroom clouds over our cities...there was only the quiet acceptance of Terms and Conditions so that we could apply cat-filters to our selfies that slid us into servitude. We are nudged to believe things, calmly served advertisements that itch us to scratch, and pushed to make decisions that align with the interests of the political elite. Our complete digital biography can be had for pennies, and the result is a society that is coerced to serve the devices we have attached to our hips. In this ghoulishly realistic story, the world goes reeling into a state of confusion. It has become barely recognizable. People have all but lost their humanity to technology, self-absorption and control. A Trumpian dystopia has ensued. Will the hero of the story bring society back beyond the brink?