Elaine Castillo: Moderation

In Moderation, virtual reality isn’t just changing the future – it’s changing the past.

Girlie is so good at her social media moderation job that she gets offered a position in a new enterprise of virtual reality theme parks that make history lively and engaging, while smoothing out the rough edges, of course.

The newest novel from Filipino American writer Elaine Castillo is a sharp, biting criticism of big tech, uncovering the racism and misogyny of the virtual frontier. Oh, and there’s a bit of romance, too.

Hear Elaine as she plumbs the darker depths of our coded world, in conversation with Yumi Stynes.