10 lessons from Season Two of the Circle

Is reality television based on real life experiences?

Watching the drama on reality television is an added joy when performing a tiresome task. I find myself defending people and giving examples of why one person was right or wrong, and looking at my own life critically for examples at times.
I just finished watching the second season of the Circle, and it made me reflect on social media, its effects, and the way I use it. When they announced the winner, I cried and thought of how this money will change the person’s life and reflected on the strategy used to make it to the finish line. Here are some lessons I learned while watching the show:

1. When we cannot see people face to face and only interact with them online, sincerity shines through, and people can tell spot ingenuity. Previous bias could cause them to misinterpret your message in other cases. I prefer phone calls to texts because you can hear the tone and clarify the delivered information. We also have memes now to express feeling through text as well.
2. Loyalty is a necessary trait to have, and friendship, even when you can not see the person, is possible. All the people that had an alliance with Chloe made it to the finals because loyalty is priceless. You can have friends worldwide online in these times. You can also cheer for people on social media even though you have never met them before.
3. You do not need to have a long conversation to determine if you like someone or have a connection with them. The first genuine conversation is enough to bond with someone. It is strong enough to have the person defend you in rooms where you are not present. You can maintain this bond with continuous genuine and honest conversations. Once someone determines that they like you, they start to make excuses for you when you make a mistake. So be yourself at all times and be a person of integrity, people who like you will like you so much that they will defend you when you are not in the room.
4. Sometimes, you have to trust. It is not an easy task, but you live in fear without trust, so select those in whom you place your trust. It could lead to disappointment, but it releases you from the stress of doubt. Chloe believed Trevor was who he said he was because thinking that he was a catfish would not allow her to enjoy the game and play it with good intentions. In life, you have to choose the people you trust, you may not trust everybody, but you cannot distrust everyone. You choose the people who could potentially break your heart or not, and that is okay.
5. Be kind to everyone because you never know when that will favor you. Unexpected people became influencers in the game and decided who would leave or stay in the game. It resulted in some people being safe in the game because they had a good bond with the player.
6. Don’t be afraid to be yourself because that’s what makes you different and unique.
7. Looks attract, but your personality keeps people.
8. Form your personal opinions about people. Don’t always believe what you hear because those people may be misinformed, and that would lead you to misjudge people.
9. You can’t do this life alone. Players that stayed on their own and did not form a bond with other players were easily kicked out of the Circle because people would save those that can help them if the role reverses and those that they like.
10. Don’t speak ill of other people. You could end up making enemies that you did not know had strong alliances with them.