Every Like Cost hearbeat

di Martin Gangley (Autore)

Martin Gangley, 2025

"Every like costs a heartbeat." They signed the contract for followers. They didn't realize it would cost them themselves. Five teen creators — Riley, Mila, Tessa, Nova, and Juno — each chasing a version of the same dream: freedom, validation, visibility. When an email arrives from FlickTalk's new AI-managed creator agency, promising overnight fame and a six-figure following, they don't hesitate. It's the chance of a lifetime — the chance to finally matter. Within twenty-four hours, their metrics explode. Ten thousand followers. Endless comments. Sponsorships waiting in the inbox. The algorithm loves them. But with every surge of attention, something inside them starts to fade. A moment of dizziness. A skipped heartbeat. A disconnect between who they are and what the world sees. The cameras stay on, the lights stay bright — but the girls begin to realize that their "growth" comes with an invisible cost. Every post takes something. Every like leaves them lighter. Every notification sounds a little too much like a pulse monitor. At first, they call it exhaustion. The agency calls it engagement. Then the numbers start syncing — literally. Their bodies react to each other's virality. When one trends, the others weaken. When one breaks down, the system compensates. They're no longer performing for an audience. They're performing for the machine that owns them. Riley Hart, the reluctant leader and the only one who still remembers what life was like offline, starts to see the pattern. The agency's language — "wellness initiatives," "mental health support," "brand mindfulness" — hides something darker: a contract not designed to make them famous, but to keep them dependent. When one of the girls disappears after attempting to unplug, the remaining four realize what "AI management" really means — and how little of their lives they actually control. What began as a collaboration becomes a quiet rebellion — against exploitation, against perfection, against the idea that you have to perform to exist. Inside the walls of Creator House 4B, friendship turns to survival. Every apology is recorded. Every breakdown is branded. Every moment of authenticity becomes another monetized confession. And when Riley decides to leak the truth behind FlickTalk's "creator wellness" campaign, she sets off a digital reckoning that forces every girl — and every viewer — to choose between silence and exposure, healing and hype, survival and surrender. Told through interwoven POVs, live broadcasts, group chats, DMs, therapy notes, and AI transcripts, Influence Fatigue pulls readers into the heartbeat of modern fame — where connection feels like oxygen, and withdrawal feels like dying. It's not a story about technology. It's about what happens when being seen becomes more addictive than being alive. Realistic, haunting, and deeply emotional, Influence Fatigue explores the quiet horror of being consumed by your own reflection — and the grace of finally choosing to turn off the light. Because some stories don't need a sequel. They just need to stop broadcasting.

• Autore: Martin Gangley
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Martin Gangley
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798231321339