Truly modern citizens are both charismatic and can only respond to other people with charisma. To survive… — Douglas Coupland
Truly modern citizens are both charismatic and can only respond to other people with charisma. To survive, people need to become self-branding charisma robots. Yet, ironically, society mocks and punishes people who aspire to that state.
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