The Blue Tick Soul: When Likes Become Currency

What if your follower count replaced your bank account?In 2029, money has been replaced by Social Equity Credits.Your likes determine your rent. Your engagement rate controls your groceries. Drop below 1,000 followers-and public transport disappears.Kavya Rao is invisible.Until she accidentally uploads a video of the nation's biggest influencer performing an act of kindness-with no cameras, no sponsors, no hashtags.Within hours, she becomes the most powerful person in the country.And the most dangerous.As corporations attempt to buy her identity and the Ministry of Visibility moves to contain her influence, Kavya faces a decision no one has made in three years: Delete.The Blue Tick Soul is a sharp, unsettling speculative satire about identity, performance, and the terrifying cost of being seen in a world where value is measured in metrics.If you enjoy Black Mirror-style dystopia, near-future tech fiction, and intelligent social commentary, this novel will stay with you long after the screen goes dark.You are reading this with a device in your hand.How much are you worth right now?

Pages: 184, Paperback, Independently published