I've noticed lately that the internet wants to make me a better person. I know that because I keep getting recommendations in my pocket for ways to become better. Below are the links for a few of them. Just to see how they added up, I only included links I've received in the past week that want to help me become a better person and have numbered list of things I can do to become that person.
I know that algorithms are keeping track of the articles I click on and sending similar articles back to me--at least articles the algorithm thinks are similar. The question is this: does the algorithm really know anything about me? Does it, perhaps, know me better than I know myself? Have I left a footprint on the internet that, while it is not me, is somehow reflecting me back to me? An interesting prospect.
