Claire put scientifically enhanced popcorn in the microwave oven. I never feel like I'm putting food in one of these things, she then says, entering with beeps, the time-set into the LED. It feels more like I'm inserting fuel rods into a core.

πŸ“– Douglas Coupland

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In Douglas Coupland's "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture," the character Claire describes her experience with using a microwave to prepare popcorn. Her perspective highlights a sense of detachment from traditional cooking methods, as she compares placing food in the microwave to inserting fuel rods into a nuclear core. This analogy reflects a shift in how food is perceived in a modern, technology-driven society.

Claire's comment encapsulates a broader theme in the book that critiques the accelerated pace of life and the disconnection from the process of cooking. Instead of a nurturing act, the act of preparing food becomes mechanistic and impersonal, illustrating the influence of technology on everyday experiences and perceptions of nourishment.

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