I love how 'Infomocracy' takes what feels like invisible infrastructure — data flows, microtargeting, platform rules — and makes them the stage for real political
drama.
Reading it, I was struck by how data is not just a tool but a political actor: rankings, reputation systems, and
Election-engine logic shape who gets attention and who gets silenced.
the book imagines a world where global elections are engineered by tiny, competing micro-democracies that live and die on information
management. That made me think of how modern campaigns use analytics and A/B-tested messaging, except scaled up until the governance itself depends on algorithms. The characters navigate lobbying, information warfare, and grassroots organizing, which shows both the bright side — fast, responsive government at local scales — and the dark side — manipulation,
echo chambers, and engineered consent.
What I loved most was the nuance. The worldbuilding doesn’t handwave away the ethical mess: there are incentives, perverse feedback loops, and everyday people trying to
Game and resist the system. It left me imagining how institutions might be redesigned with transparency, civic tech, and counter-surveillance in mind — which feels oddly hopeful and terrifying at once.