Digital Violations: Electro-Dispatches From the Brink of Cultural Apocalypse, 2006-2011

We stand at a critical juncture in the war against the machines. And we’ve conditioned ourselves through deep immersion in movies like The Matrix and Terminator I, II, III, and IV to see the final wars as ones fought between ragtag bands of survivors on post-apocalyptic wastelands, as ultimate showdowns between red-eyed death bots and an actor who cannot escape his role as the Dark Knight. But something far more terrifying has occurred.

The fact that we not only accept, but wholeheartedly endorse Facebook “pokes” and Instant Messages transmitted from aircraft flying at 30,000 feet via X-Band satellite radio, passed along by live RSS Twitter feeds from Drudge Report comment forums stored in damp underground servers whose owners’ 401k’s are maturing in offshore tax-havens, means the battle’s over. The machines already won. If you had the patience to read this, you are the resistance.

Digital Violations exists at the impossible crossroads of pop culture commentary, literary journalism, and absurdist fiction. It is also none of those things. Comprised of material from two underground (read: unread) blogs - MANpants and Astro Supremo - this book is a compendium of oddball humor and timely inquiries into the roots of popular culture's recurring cliches, hackneyed tropes, and failed initiatives. All we can guarantee is that you will not feel comfortable in your own skin after sustained reading. Things that bothered you before will take on a particularly acute character; problems that loomed dimly in your mind will appear in stark relief against a backdrop of rage and confusion, simulating the unpleasant sensation of robots tearing your flesh.