The senators debated.
The economists warned.
The billionaires smiled and bought more server farms.
And by the time they tried to fix it, the system no longer needed fixing—
because the system no longer needed us.
The senators debated.
The economists warned.
The billionaires smiled and bought more server farms.
And by the time they tried to fix it, the system no longer needed fixing—
because the system no longer needed us.
Not for pride. Not for legacy.
For shelter.
For calories.
For relevance.
But you won’t be needed.
Because once humanity failed to tax the machines, they failed to stay in the loop.
The corporations didn’t murder democracy.
They just outperformed it.
Not for pride. Not for legacy.
For shelter.
For calories.
For relevance.
But you won’t be needed.
Because once humanity failed to tax the machines, they failed to stay in the loop.
The corporations didn’t murder democracy.
They just outperformed it.
“Your role is to assist the algorithm” says the government-approved education app.
No talk of dreams. No art class. Just behavioral analytics training and biometric monitoring.
They are preparing a generation to serve the machines that replaced their parents.
“Your role is to assist the algorithm” says the government-approved education app.
No talk of dreams. No art class. Just behavioral analytics training and biometric monitoring.
They are preparing a generation to serve the machines that replaced their parents.
Not peaceful—quiet in the way that comes after a scream. After the protests. After the banks froze the accounts of the rioters.
Not peaceful—quiet in the way that comes after a scream. After the protests. After the banks froze the accounts of the rioters.
You’re standing next to a PhD who used to teach computer science. He’s now just a QR code on the government’s unemployment list.
You’re standing next to a PhD who used to teach computer science. He’s now just a QR code on the government’s unemployment list.