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The Empath Economy
R M Dark, author
In the neon-lit metropolis of New Angeles, emotions are no longer just feelings—they're commodities, harvested and sold by the powerful EmotiCorp. Mira Chen, a skilled emotion harvester, believes she's maintaining societal balance until she discovers alarming anomalies in the emotion data. Her search for answers leads her to the Blanks, a secret community experiencing raw, unfiltered emotions, and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the very foundation of the emotion economy. Torn between her duty to EmotiCorp and her growing belief in emotional freedom, Mira forms unlikely alliances with the Blanks and Dr. Emerson, a conflicted EmotiCorp scientist. As they race to expose the truth and liberate the city's emotions, they must confront not only EmotiCorp's vast resources and its ruthless leader, Dr. Elias Kraft, but also their own suppressed feelings. In a world where authenticity is rebellion and feelings come with a price tag, Mira must decide what she's willing to sacrifice for the right to truly feel.