The way the internet cookie crumbles

By Dorothy Rosby

I recently saw an online article with the intriguing headline, “Is it Normal to Talk to Yourself?” I’ve wondered about that. I don’t do it myself, of course. But I know people who do, so I clicked on the link. And according to the author, it’s perfectly normal to talk to yourself. That would be such a relief to me if I did it.

But that’s not what I want to discuss today—because I don’t do it. I want to talk about what happened next. Later that day, a similar article appeared in my news feed. I opened it and the next day there were two more. Suddenly I felt like I was being watched. And listened to.

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