![]() But the Circle's central slogan – "All that happens must be known" – springs less from political ideology than the kind of callow info-utopianism espoused by Julian Assange (who gets a sardonically ambivalent mention in the novel), or the dreams of social connectivity realised by Mark Zuckerberg (lightly referenced in the Circle's founder, Ty Gospodinov). The Orwellian references scarcely need spelling out. ![]() ![]() ![]() Customers buy into the Circle with a single identity, their TruYou, which grants them access to every operation and social connection conceivable in the digital universe.ĭeep within the organisation, an inner circle of bosses – the Gang of 40 (lest readers miss the looming Maoist analogy) – fuses technological and human rights idealism into a vision of perfect democracy, transparency and knowledge one with which they aim to unite private and public spheres and perfect the operations of government. Mae is a twentysomething naif, journeying into the brave new world of a vast info-tech enterprise – the Circle – which has amalgamated the functions of Microsoft, Google, Apple, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter into a unified corporation with seemingly beautiful ideals. ![]()
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