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Finding Paradise MAG
Welcome to the Mega Mall!
The ultimate optimal optical oasis
An unending amalgam of digital delirium
Each screen thinner than the next, wider than the next
Each shopper drooling with delight
Welcome to the Electronic Emporium!
The premier purchasing platform
Stocked with every brand in every size
Take a few more and we’ll throw in a prize
Each one flashier than the next, slimmer than the next
Each keyboard drooling with delight
Order and you won’t have to go outside
Find that jacket so your body can hide
Roll like water in the endless tide
In effortless acquiescence
Trading face time for FaceTime
Taking followers for friendship
Snapping photos and slo-mos and
Using filters as fillers for moments you forgot to live
Simulating each game without playing it
Texting each thought without saying it
And endlessly wondering
If you’re watching life without living it
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This piece is inspired by the often pernicious impact contemporary technology can have on society, and the way it threatens some of the fundamental aspects of humanity when taken to its logical extreme. The Mega Mall is just that: a satirical example of modern technology's influence on our daily lives.