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Exhibit [REDACTED]: Upload – Symbolic Containment in Popular Media: Upload (Amazon Prime)

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Oct 17, 2025
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When I first heard about the Netflix series Upload, I thought:

“What a coincidence — the main character’s name is Nathan Brown.”

I didn’t think much of it at the time, and I’ve never watched a full episode — I don’t even have Netflix.

But later, after seeing similar patterns and references appear elsewhere in public media, I decided to look more closely.

Not only does the character share my name — the setting and even the corporation behind Upload bear striking similarities to my own lived experience.

This reflects a documented psychological operations tactic known as “Echoing” or “Symbolic Mirroring.”

It’s designed to project elements of a target’s real life back through media or cultural channels — to provoke recognition, doubt, or psychological pressure.

This is just one of dozens of examples I’ve documented of symbolic “echoing” appearing across public media. A few coincidences might be random. Dozens and dozens are not.

One simple illustration: one night, I was watching the news when a story aired about a police officer — Nathan Brown — who had been shot and killed at a WaWa near my former residence.

Again, taken in isolation, these things can be dismissed as coincidence.
But when they repeat — over years, across mediums, and with precision — they become something else.

In this exhibit, I outline and document these concordances from the series Upload.

Coincidentally — or perhaps not — the character Nathan Brown in Upload dies at age 27, the same age I was when I was interviewed by the FBI in connection with the Unabomber case, and when my designation as a “Non-Investigative Subject” appears to have begun.

Exhibit Disclaimer:
These materials are draft exhibits prepared for review and documentation purposes only. They are not final legal filings, and nothing herein should be construed as legal advice. Content is presented in good faith based on firsthand experience and

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