The Planet of the Apps

If Great Apes Rule in Sci-Fi World, Malignant Apps Rule Ours (Vol. 5; Issue 32)

A surprising trigger for another withering critique of our post-humanist techno-dependency, I recently observed a young mother use an app called Huckleberry. It assists her in managing her newborn baby, Astra. Huckleberry tracks how Astra feeds, recording how long she lingers at each breast (including how long her Mom pumps per breast between feedings).…