Are You There?

I signed up for a newsletter today about pharmacology.  They would not let me sign up for it until I checked a box that said “I am not a robot.” A virtual person may not spontaneously say everything that is on his/her mind.  Besides, when you first meet a flesh and blood person, what they look like plays a role in how you react. That is no importance on the internet; especially, on facebook.  You get a celebrity photo or a cartoon or animal. Or a gray background with a white silhouette.  I think those people are trying to say “I’m not really here.”