"Pluribus is the Emmy-award-winning drama by Apple TV that is set in a fictional universe where Earth's inhabitants are infected by an alien RNA virus that unites their consciousness, creating a "hive mind". In the first season of the show, we follow protagonist Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn), an American romance novelist, who is told that she and 12 others on Earth are immune to the virus."
"Almost immediately, we see Carol's approach to the situation through a lens of her being an American citizen: individualistic, concerned only with her well-being, and almost with a personal saviour complex ("I need to save the world"). The show also offers a useful take on modern-day capitalism that is, in large part, a result of such cultural values."
Pluribus depicts a fictional pandemic in which an alien RNA virus creates a global hive mind by uniting human consciousness. Carol Sturka, an American romance novelist, is one of thirteen immune individuals and struggles with loss and identity after her partner is absorbed into the collective. The series situates most action in Albuquerque and portrays Carol's individualistic, self-focused responses and savior impulses. The hive mind reorganizes resources to minimize waste while maintaining stockpiles for scattered immune humans. The narrative illustrates how cultural values shape crisis responses, cooperation, perspective-taking, group dynamics, and capitalist resource management.
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