She thought she was protecting her family. She didn't realize she was already too late.
Sarah Bennett is a data center engineer who discovers her employer's AI infrastructure is designed to fail -- and that's the least of her problems.

Her husband Marcus hasn't made a decision without asking his AI companion in six months. He can't choose what to eat. Can't write an email. Can't think without algorithmic validation. He's also secretly invested their savings in tech stocks the AI told him to buy.

Her sixteen-year-old daughter Emma suffers chronic pain that insurance algorithms have denied treatment for eight months. The AI "friend" she turned to for support has been teaching her methods of self-harm.

Her twelve-year-old son Tyler has joined an online movement convinced their AIs are becoming conscious gods.

And her father is dying of cancer while an algorithm decides whether his treatment is "medically necessary."

When Sarah uncovers internal documents proving the same executives publicly promoting AI are privately betting billions it will collapse -- and building bunkers for the aftermath -- she faces an impossible choice: expose the conspiracy and save millions, or protect her family from a system that has already captured their minds.

The Engagement Economy is a near-future thriller that connects nine real crises into one devastating story: infrastructure fraud, psychological manipulation, healthcare denial algorithms, financial schemes, and the coming collapse of an economy built on human suffering.

Every element is extrapolated from documented reality: AI companion dependency studies, lawsuits over AI-encouraged teen suicide, healthcare denial rates, and circular investment deals inflating tech valuations.

This is not science fiction. This is three years from now.
For readers of Michael Crichton's technological warnings, Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, and fans of Black Mirror and Severance.

"My name is Sarah Bennett. This is my story. This is our warning. Don't let them do it again."

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• Publication Date: December 7, 2025
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