Unconventional, nuanced and smart (for the lack of better terms) literature that reflects on the current state of internet/technology/social media – perhaps through a metaphor or through a detective plot

I understand that the description is pretty vague, and essentially sounds like “No bad recs pls, only good ones ☝️”

But it stems from the fact that almost every time I open a book about “modern technology”, “how internet affects/intercepts with reality”, “influencers”, “parasocial relationships”, “echochambers” etc., I get strong vibes of a living boomer stereotype trying to explain to a group of their boomer friends how those damn young people operate. Even if the actual authors are pretty young and in theory should know better.

Unfortunately I do not remember the exact titles, because mostly I come across those books at bookstores, they spark my interest, then read a few pages, and then my interest fades, because the it ends up being either a strongly negative caricature of the online world and how everyone there is an unreasonable stupid asshole, or some painfully slow progressing protagonist’s POV that is practically an assembly of complaints about the modern world.

So I am looking for a book that would:
a) talk about modern technology – it can be metaphorical, as far as it is clear how the metaphor represents technology
b) it reflects BOTH advantages and disadvantages of modern technology
c) it has a plot
d) the author understands technology better than an average joe. I do not mean I expect the novel to teach me IT – it is about general understanding that the author has. Best lawyer detective novels I read were written by former lawyers. Best novels that focused on forensics were often written by former medics. I can imagine a novel about technology written by someone who used to work very closely with it would also be better than by someone who is a casual user.

by green_carnation_prod