Rachel felt overwhelmed with information overload while participating in the metaverse.


    "Good morning, Rachel! I see that you''re mentally exhausted."


    "And you are?"


    "Just your typical friendly AI sales representative for Clone-For-U Inc. Are you familiar with virtual cloning?"


    "Yes, but that sounds creepy. Who would want their digital duplicate running around the metaverse?"


    "It''s not just a duplicate, Rachel. You''ll merge memories. She''ll share her experiences of the virtual world, and you''ll share yours of the outside world. You''ll never have to actually plug in."


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    "Won''t that be disorienting?"


    "Not at all, Rachel. You''ll symbiotically grow off each other. Your digital self will explore infinite possibilities. When you merge with her, you''ll gain her virtual experiences, and she''ll, in return, learn more about you. Your personality, beliefs, fears, and desires will get absorbed for her to engage the virtual world authentically as if you were there."


    Rachel signed up and then merged hundreds of times …


    — — — —


    One day, Rachel plugged into the metaverse ...


    "Hi Rachel, I''m Robert, a human representative for Clone-For-U. I''ve noticed you''re plugging into the metaverse. Is there something wrong with your clone?"


    "Clone? What clone?"


    "According to our records, you have a virtual clone …"


    "Oh, right, no, I deleted her."


    "You what?"


    "Yes, she was sleeping with my boyfriend virtually and refused to merge our memories!"