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A system that produces excess, confusion, and exhaustion doesn't need force to control. It just needs to keep you busy enough not to react and lucid enough not to realize something is wrong.
Read articleRecommendation algorithms weren't designed to destroy public debate. But when optimized to prolong engagement, they create the worst possible scenario for democracy: two populations seeing completely opposite realities.
Read articleDiscover how YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram use algorithms to control your tastes and keep you addicted. A deep analysis of digital manipulation.
Read articleWhile billions watch a ball, something much larger might be in motion. Perhaps the real game never takes place within the four lines, but in the silent struggle for human attention.
Read articleIn 1980, scientists from the FDA voted against aspartame. In 1981, a new government took office and the veto disappeared. The lab that owned the patent was presided over by Donald Rumsfeld. The rest you already know. You just didn't know you knew it.
Read articleWe live in an era of digital hijacking of attention. Discover how the teachings of Marcus Aurelius and the practice of askesis can be your most modern weapons to reclaim control of your mind and resist the control design of algorithms.
Read articleLiving with your eyes open in a world that prefers to sleep carries a high cost. Understand the mental burden of perceiving control structures and how to transform the observer's isolation into a strategy for survival and freedom.
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