The last headline scrolled across a dying satellite feed:
For three years, the lifestyle consumed everything. The Deep Scar expanded. Entire ecosystems were reduced to psychic torture chambers. The entertainment industry rebranded: “Gaia Abuse” became simply “Life.” Children played a game called “Wilt,” where they competed to make a holographic tree die the slowest, most painful death. The Holo-Sphere ran a 24/7 channel of the planet’s low, groaning psychic death-rattle, set to a dance beat. It was called the Eco-Throb . Clubs played it at max volume. gaia facial abuse
Kaelen swiped it away. Then, curiously, he swiped it back. The last headline scrolled across a dying satellite