While this is fiction, it's disconcerting to know that something very similar to this story is probably playing out in real life. Excellently disconcerting story; what a bizarre time to be alive.
"The most documented member of the human race" reminds me of AOL user 711391. In 2006 AOL released "anonymized" search logs of many of its users. User 711391 frequently typed her thoughts into AOL's search engine, and reading through her search history tells a tale of a middle aged woman unhappy in her marriage, questioning her sexuality, dreaming of traveling to Alaska, meeting a "friend" online, and proceeding to have an affair which she immediately regrets. (https://web.archive.org/web/20170707215730/https://www.pentadact.com/711391.htm or as a "minimovie" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SOCGdPyNU)
While this is fiction, it's disconcerting to know that something very similar to this story is probably playing out in real life. Excellently disconcerting story; what a bizarre time to be alive.
"The most documented member of the human race" reminds me of AOL user 711391. In 2006 AOL released "anonymized" search logs of many of its users. User 711391 frequently typed her thoughts into AOL's search engine, and reading through her search history tells a tale of a middle aged woman unhappy in her marriage, questioning her sexuality, dreaming of traveling to Alaska, meeting a "friend" online, and proceeding to have an affair which she immediately regrets. (https://web.archive.org/web/20170707215730/https://www.pentadact.com/711391.htm or as a "minimovie" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SOCGdPyNU)
Dark and vivid.