The Sybaritic Economy
*A Monologue from the Near-Future*
The notification materializes—a delicate crystal chime tuned precisely to the frequency that activates my dopamine receptors most efficiently.
My LuxeLife implant registers the anticipatory cortisol-serotonin cascade, transmitting the data to the HedoniGram central server where it becomes another exquisitely curated data point in my pleasure profile.





