Little Brother applicable to today??

   I am not a person who generally enjoys reading. I have always felt like there are more productive things that I can do with my time than to read, and almost every book that I have ever had to read for school I have hated. "Little Brother" is different though. I like the style of the book and the entire story. It actually holds my interest and makes me want to find out what will happen next. I have never heard of half of the technology in the book, so sometimes it confuses me and gets a little dry. For the most part, I think it is a rather exciting book, and the different forms of technology really interest me. I am not a huge fan of technology though. It is neutral, but sometimes I feel like technology is more often used for bad things than it is for good. Technology takes peoples' jobs; it allows people to prey on other people very easily.
    In "Little Brother" the government uses technology to spy on their people. Is this exaggerated, or are they already doing that now? Well, the Patriot Act basically allows them to bend the rules and not respect all of our rights for the safety of the country and government. The government does spy on us to some degree, but no, it is not as extreme as it is presented in the book, as far as we know. Is this where our country is headed though? The government is continuing to take control over more and more areas in our lives, controlling more industries all the time. I hope that what this book describes is not where this country is headed, but who knows.