Wordle by Wordle: Day 21
Sunday, Jan 21, 2024
Wordle #946 - NORTH
It’s astounding—and a little disturbing—just how much you can find out about a person online. Actually, what’s really astounding is that most people not only willingly reveal everything about themselves to the whole-ass internet, but they do it so enthusiastically:
Look at my home, and my outfit! Look at what I thought of this book. Look at who I voted for. Look at me! I exist!
That’s why I bill myself as a social sleuth—most of my work gets done from the comfort of my keyboard. Every Millennial’s dream. Sometimes I have to make a phone call, or god forbid, meet someone face-to-face, but not for most cases.
Because people aren’t just promiscuous with their social media habits, they’re careless. Especially when they don’t expect anyone to look too closely.
Not to mention, I already have a leg up when it comes to Roy’s case—I know where he likes to lurk online, including a lot of his usernames. Honestly, it almost feels like cheating to have an ex as my target. Easy mode.
I start at X né Twitter. Nothing on his personal account since October 19. The day before he disappeared. No activity on the Roin account either, because he still refuses to hire a social media manager for his company.
He should’ve hired me back when I offered. When it wasn’t too late to change that stupid name. “Roin” as in “Roy” plus “coin”?! No one gets it. And I still say it sounds like “groin.”
Anyway. I move from X to LinkedIn. Nothing. Then on to Reddit. A few comments under r/movies about why To Catch a Thief is better than North by Northwest, also from October 19. I roll my eyes—still a Hitchcock stan—and check his Letterboxd reviews. Nothing.
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