TJL answers “Does it kind of freak you out to consider...”

Mary asked this question about The Circle (The Circle, #1):

Does it kind of freak you out to consider making comments about this book online at Goodreads, owned by Amazon? An "elevator speech" sum-up of The Circle, imho, is: Alice in Wonderland travels to Brave New World and finds it's 1984, and that's okay with her. This book has made me even more scared than I was before. Thanks, dave eggers!

TJL Not really.

I think the point of the book is that while technology does offer a great deal of good things, it's important not to become SO obsessed wit…moreNot really.

I think the point of the book is that while technology does offer a great deal of good things, it's important not to become SO obsessed with social media that you can't live without it, or so reliant on it that you lose your ability to interact with other people (face to face, I mean). The problem in this book is that the people at the Circle have become SO obsessed with connecting with one another that privacy is viewed as "stealing" parts of your life and self from everyone else.

Sharing your views and opinions with other people is good, but there's a time and a place for it, and you need to have a healthy balance between your private life and your public one. (less)

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