// Hacker Noon · 23 April 2026

The Man Rewritten by Applause

Egbert Cummins becomes a theatre critic and slowly loses his identity as stage mannerisms infect his behavior. He involuntarily adopts dramatic gestures, speech, and emotions, alienating those around him, including his fiancée. Aware yet powerless, he watches his true self fade beneath a theatrical...

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