Who is Adam Woods in Weinstein's collection, Children of the New World?

Adam appears in the short story "The Cartographers." He is a young computer programmer who designs synthetic memories for people. Adam comes up with memories of vacations, fights, and relationships and then sells them to the public for a profit. He works in partnership with two other people: Barrett and Quimbly.

Over time, Adam begins to use these synthetic memories, referred to as “beaming,” more often. This causes Adam to lose track of real memories and beamed memories. Adam believes that he is in a relationship with a woman, but, after a mental breakdown, he learns that the woman was a synthetic memory as well. Adam is last seen at his parents' house, where he is still trying to piece together who he truly is.