As modern life becomes increasingly unreal and reality becomes banal and boring, the “experience” economy has sprung up, dedicated to offering authentic experiences. Struggling with this and acknowledging her own experiential weaknesses, Bergman delivers a humorous investigation into the clichéd illusion of authenticity. Successfully touching on very complicated themes, Bergman tries to unravel the true definition of authentic reality by using bizarre and incongruous examples. An ex-boyfriend is more genuine because he grew up in poverty in Africa, and Theo’s successful and “authentic” homeless tour of the city means that his pride in a recently acquired flat must be kept secret. A rugged, bundu-bashing sponsored adventurer subverts reality in the name of social expectation and, based on his example, a professional woman embarks on a self-discovering solo voyage around the globe.