He stared at the screen. Which video should he watch next? He clicked on a thumbnail and the pictures sprang to life. It was how he spent his days. He couldn’t stop himself. The algorithms had him; he was caught in the web. Every internet search, every email, every song he had listened to, every video watched, had given the machine the information it needed to trap him. Silently, it wrapped him in a prison of helpfulness, while secretly changing him, altering his behaviour, manipulating him to buy, buy, buy. Finishing the video, he selected another, and another, and another….
Mary Wallace
18/9/2020 11:03:04 am
This is my pet hate. You look at or purchase anything on the net and you get inundated with ads. How many washing machines can a person use. Good story.
Sue Clayton
19/9/2020 03:05:17 am
I agree with Mary. Online shopping has much to answer for.
V. L. Draven
20/9/2020 10:50:44 pm
Hi Mary and Sue. Glad you both enjoyed the story. Comments are closed.
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