It was a joy to welcome writer, publicist, and eating disorder recovery advocate Lindsey Hall to The Daily Whatever Show to discuss her viral essay about a gut-punch discovery. Late one night, working at her boyfriend’s apartment with him asleep on her shoulder, she opened ChatGPT to check a client email and found his open conversation thread. The last line she saw: I’m just not proud of her.
What followed was a conversation about privacy, AI as emotional confidant, and what it means when the person you’re with takes every grievance about you to a chatbot. We got into the line that stopped readers cold, what it reveals about how men process doubt, and whether ChatGPT — trained to agree with you — bears any responsibility for where that conversation went.
Her essay has clearly resonated with this cultural moment, with nearly 13k likes on Substack (and climbing), a story in Slate, and a forthcoming mention from the New York Times. It’s wonderful to see storytelling drive such an important cultural conversation.
We’re all really proud of you, Lindsey…
You can read Lindsey’s essay here:
Thank you Lindsay Hurty, Being to Being, Noble Blend, Diane McConnell, Laura Tompkins, and many others for tuning in, with special thanks to our amazing moderators, Karen Marie Shelton and Yanni Hamburger.
Love you mean it!
