The problem with looking in the bathroom mirror is that you always see a reflection of yourself. That’s fine if you’re fixing your hair. But what if you look under the skin and all you see is a reflection of your own beliefs, attitudes and prejudices? The internet is a hungry monster. It feeds off your every move. You like what you see and you see what you like. You heart a picture. You angry-face a news article. You ha-ha at a goat in pyjamas. All the time feeding the monster. Behind the scenes your actions are being chewed up

and digested. A profile of ‘you’ is being created and honed to perfection, ready for the monster to regurgitate it all back to you. Hurrah! I’m seeing more recipes for things I like to eat. Except I don’t want to eat the same kind of food all the time. But in order to bake a different cake, I need to use different ingredients. I need to get the monster in a neck-hold and force-feed it something else. Easier said than done. The monster will resist. You’ve trained it well. What’s my point? It’s about serendipity. Think about your… read more »