The Thoughts We Keep to Ourselves

Why I Tell AI Everything (And Don’t Really Care Who’s Listening)

A watercolor illustration depicting an open book and abstract brain with wires and data streams gracefully flowing out and connecting to an AI symbol.

Ten or so years ago, I was paranoid about privacy. Who was tracking me? What were they doing with my data? But along the way, something shifted. Maybe it’s just getting older—all that vigilance started feeling exhausting. I realized you’re either completely off the grid, or you’re on it.