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A Reflektor, as described by Win Butler of Arcade Fire in their song "Reflektor", is a barrier between the trap of modern technology and escape. You think you are going to go a week without your phone, to better yourself, only to find yourself watching more TV. You feel trapped between technological advancement and a disconnection from the real world. You are reflecting your desire to free yourself of the modern world back onto yourself, and becoming trapped again. One of the lines from the song is below.
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