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Escape Pod => Science Fiction Discussion => Topic started by: espertus on July 21, 2019, 03:34:45 PM

Title: STORY TITLE REQUEST: Woman attempts to destroy machines broadcasting ads
Post by: espertus on July 21, 2019, 03:34:45 PM

I remember listening to a story, probably on Escape Pod but possibly on Lightspeed, about a near future in which ubiquitous machine-generated gendered advertisements, crueler than anything that could be designed by a human, destroying people's self confidence to make them receptive to advertisers' products. A woman decides to go after the machine distributing the ads. Does anyone remember this story?

I also asked this question on Science Fiction and Fantasy Stack Exchange [https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/216266/podcast-story-about-woman-wanting-to-destroy-machine-distributing-emotionally-de (https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/216266/podcast-story-about-woman-wanting-to-destroy-machine-distributing-emotionally-de)].

Thanks.

Title: Re: STORY TITLE REQUEST: Woman attempts to destroy machines broadcasting ads
Post by: Fenrix on July 21, 2019, 05:25:09 PM

The story this brings to mind is this one: http://escapepod.org/2013/05/16/ep396-dead-merchandise/

Title: Re: STORY TITLE REQUEST: Woman attempts to destroy machines broadcasting ads
Post by: espertus on July 21, 2019, 08:25:27 PM

Thanks, that's it!