"Anthem"/"Is The Machine In Us"?

What connecting ideas or themes are you thinking about regarding the primitive futuristic society in Anthem and the Youtube clip you viewed The Machine Is Using Us that was created by Michael Wesch? Use quotations from the text and ideas from the video clip to support your claims.

Lotus Eaters?

Some of Odysseus's men give up their desire to go home. Juxtapose the Lotus Eaters encounter with something that would make you give up your current situation or status. Explain. Define.