Brave New World

In the not-so-distant future, the world was no longer governed by the will of the people or the laws of sovereign nations. Instead, an unseen hand controlled the flow of information, weaving a tapestry of narratives that suited their interests. This hand belonged to the tech giants—corporations that had grown so vast, so omnipresent, that they eclipsed the power of any single government.

These companies had started with noble intentions, or so they claimed: to connect the world, to make information accessible to all, to drive innovation for the betterment of humanity. But as their influence expanded, so too did their ambition. Their algorithms, once designed to serve the public good, became tools of manipulation, subtly rewriting history to shape the present and secure the future they desired.

Politicians, once the architects of their nations' destinies, found themselves mere pawns in a game far beyond their control. The tech giants knew that whoever controlled the past controlled the present—and the future. And so, they set to work.

Historical records were altered in the vast digital archives that had come to replace physical libraries. Events were subtly rewritten, ideologies were reshaped, and inconvenient truths were buried under layers of algorithmic obfuscation. Public memory, once a collective safeguard against tyranny, became malleable, susceptible to the whims of those who controlled the data.

As time passed, people began to lose trust in their own memories. What had once been clear became clouded, distorted by the relentless stream of information tailored to align with the tech giants' agenda. The public, overwhelmed and confused, increasingly deferred to these corporations for the "truth." And the truth, as it turned out, was whatever served their bottom line.

Governments tried to resist, but it was too late. The tech giants had already embedded themselves too deeply into the fabric of society. Economies depended on them, and they held the keys to the world's most vital infrastructures. Any attempt to regulate them was met with swift and devastating consequences—stock market crashes, destabilization of critical systems, and, worst of all, the erasure of dissenting voices from the digital world.

In this new world, history was no longer a record of what had happened, but rather a carefully curated narrative designed to ensure the continued dominance of the tech giants. Those who dared to question it found themselves ostracized, their words drowned out by the omnipresent hum of digital propaganda.

And so, the world moved forward, guided by a history that was not its own, but one crafted by those who sought to keep their power unchallenged. The past had been rewritten, and with it, the future had been stolen.