View source for Original Thesis Proposal

The following was my original thesis proposal submitted in 2007. It was never written, but something I'd like to return to in the future. 

Thesis topic: As the flow of information increases under the innovations of the digital economy, the symbolic power of the virtual self will overcome the power of the real self. The virtual self will thus mean more than the real self. The virtual self will serve as a vehicle through which the real self affects reality.

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