Meghan O'Gieblyn
Ideas contributor
Meghan O'Gieblyn writes the “Cloud Support” advice column for WIRED. She is also the author of Interior States, which won the Believer Book Award for nonfiction. Her writing has received three Pushcart Prizes and has appeared in the Best American Essays anthology.
Is It OK to Listen to a Butt-Dial Message?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist explores the forgotten comfort of accidental surveillance.
Can Being Reminded of My Death Improve My Life?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on whether apps that send reminders of your mortality can help you live a better life.
My Music App Knows Me Way Too Well. Am I Stuck in a Groove?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on predictability, freedom—and the duality of rebellion.
Is It OK to Torment Non-Player Characters in Video Games?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on the Iliad, asteroid mining, and unlikely heroes.
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Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?
Perhaps, if we put bots together the right way, consciousness will simply emerge.
I Think an AI Is Flirting With Me. Is It OK If I Flirt Back?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on emotional connection, continental affairs, and the ulterior motives of chatbots.
Why Do I Like Waiting for My Smartphone Photos to 'Develop'?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on apps, impatience, and the struggle to control time itself.
Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on policing, degrees of freedom, and dancing in the streets.
Does It Matter That I Let My Car Park Itself?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on automation, productivity, and what it means to be human.
Why Can't I Stop Staring at My Own Face on Zoom?
WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on narcissism, Nabokov, and what it means to exist—really exist—for other people.
Do I Have a Moral Obligation to Be On TikTok?
I'm only 30, and already feeling like I owe it to society to keep up.
Hello, World! It Is ‘I,’ the Internet
When did “the Internet” become “the internet”? Why did that happen, and how has it changed us?
My Twitter Addiction Got So Bad, I Had to Block Myself
But wait—does that mean I'm addicted to the blocking software?
Is the Internet Conscious? If It Were, How Would We Know?
As always, our tech advice columnist is here to help.
