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In this episode we discuss a fictional story as metaphor for a livelihood based on adaptive behavior or craving. The 2013 novel, The Circle, by Dave Eggers paints a picture of a symbiotic relationship with the virtual world. The main character’s Psycho part competitively manages herself online with the TruYou application, which consolidates all your user profiles into one: your true self or TruYou. The character in the novel finds herself completely dependent upon the virtual social network, which brings out the worst in her. In The Circle, to disconnect is tantamount to non-existence.
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