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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather start from the technology shown in The Three Body Problem and jump off to talk about the extremes of &#8220;immersion&#8221; in entertainment and of experience, which leads (predictably) to The Matrix, and somewhat less predictably to weight-loss drugs and Romans chapter 7.


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<h2>Further Reading</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1zAYdK-MU&#038;t=1s">Mario Perillo, Mr. Italy</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbwlC2B-BIg">SNL Parody</a> (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Game_(episode)">&#8220;The Game&#8221;</a> (ST: TNG Episode)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+7&#038;version=KJV">Romans 7</a> (KJV)</li>
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Episode 825: Are You For Sale?

Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.