The Circle

The Circle is a tv series on Netflix. It’s about an experiment where contestants communicate virtually through this app called the Circle. They have to setup a profile, like Instagram and Facebook, to represent themselves to each other. There are however several ‘catfish’, who are trying to present themselves in a way to gain more popularity. The aim of the game is to become the most popular contestant, without physically seeing the other contestants. In addition, the winner gets 100,000 dollars. Almost every two days, contestants would rate each other(from 1st to 8th) and the top two would become the influencers, who have the power to block a constant of their choice. I found this series very interesting, because it shows how social media has given us the power to represent our selves in front of the media, even if it isn’t who we really are. For example, one of the contestants is a guy, however is representing himself as a his girlfriend to gain more popularity. I think that is a one of the issues in things like online dating or simply getting to know someone through Instagram; it’s that we don’t really know if the person you’re virtually connecting with is one hundred percent honest with who they are. I think you guys should watch it.