The Really Unpleasant Computer Problem viewed by flood

[Jason]

I keep refreshing hoping to be number 75k.

Hopefully, that doesn't work. I tried it just now and it didn't change when I did it (logged in). I think it sets a cookie so it can identify you. It changed, but that was before I refreshed a view. It went up by 3. Was that you, Bill?

I remember you once mentioned that you clear cookies after exiting the browser. So it could be fouling up our stats.

[Jason]

In only a few days this story will reach an unbelievable number of views.

75,000

I intend to get the Champagne into the frig.

I hope those who found the story liked it. That is the most important thing.

Well done! You went from number #8 a year ago to #1. 243 to go as I write this. Every few minutes, it jumps by 1 or 2 and it's not me, I swear!

[ssfc72]

I use the Brave browser and it is set to clear all cookies and data when the browser is closed down.
On the rare occasion that I go to my Facebook page, I manually clear all the browser cookies before I bring up Facebook and after exiting Facebook I again clear all the browser cookies and data.

[buster]

Into the final hours. I predict tomorrow morning. 98 views to go.

I feel sometimes a bit pathetic waiting for something that is only a number. But I guess I should embrace it because it's my number and my story. But it isn't War and Peace by Tolstoy. But then the story had no editor or AI I suppose. It is totally my story with funny interjections by club members.

The future of writing is problematic to me. AI, I think, will prove to be the enemy in the future of a society which judges success with dollar signs. Individual uniqueness and quality will come second to sales.