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When your search engine becomes your most intimate confidant

My search history knows me better than my therapist and I feel like I am in a relationship with Google that is more honest than any I have with people.

Laozi
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital platforms accumulate a depth of personal knowledge that exceeds human relationships, creating new forms of technological intimacy.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The post-human question?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.