Mark Crocker reviewed Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
Eastern standard tribe, interesting concept, convoluted plot
2 stars
It's an interesting concept, but as a speculative story on the side effects of social media, it was a miss.
The implementation of the concept was also not one of Corry Doctorow's better efforts. The plot was overly convoluted, and it was really difficult to relate to the protagonist.
Down and out in the Magic Kingdom books.mxhdr.net/book/10582/s/down-and-out-in-the-magic-kingdom may also have missed it's target, but it a much better effort of prognostification on the consequences of social media.