Editing Infinite Jest (section)

==Setting==
In the novel's future world, the United States, Canada, and Mexico together compose a unified North American [[superstate]] known as the Organization of North American Nations, or O.N.A.N. (an allusion to the [[Old Testament]] biblical character [[Onan]].)
Corporations are allowed the opportunity to bid for and purchase naming rights for each calendar year, replacing traditional numerical designations with ostensibly honorary monikers bearing corporate names. Although the narrative is fragmented and spans several "named" years, most of the story takes place during "The Year of the [[Depend (undergarment)|Depend Adult Undergarment]]" (Y.D.A.U.).

On the orders of U.S. President Johnny Gentle (a germaphobic singer-cum-politician who campaigned on the platform of cleaning up the US while ensuring that no American would be caused any discomfort in the process), much of what used to be the [[northeastern United States]] and [[Southeast Canada|southeastern Canada]] has become a giant [[hazardous waste]] dump, an area "given" to Canada and known as the "Great Concavity" by Americans due to the resulting displacement of the border.