Wiktor Żołnierowicz
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cogitovirus.bsky.social
Wiktor Żołnierowicz
@cogitovirus.bsky.social
Built like everyone else — learning by doing, failing, and fixing — this time, live.
No one hates you.
No one cares about you.
Which is worse — but fixable.
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
just locked in the concept for my next essay. my fingers are itching to write. can’t wait to get it all out.
April 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Minor update (v0.1.3) is live.

Includes a deep dive on social proof manipulation and multi-step cancellation flows.

Especially enjoyed curating the reading material on social proof — I recommend checking the "Further Reading" section for the top picks.
Black Hat Marketing
Marketing techniques that deliberately violate platform policies, ethical standards, or legal boundaries to gain visibility, manipulate perception, or acquire users.
rook2root.co
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
AI experiments are already hijacking online debates without permission. Free speech died. Nobody noticed.

[ref: Unauthorized Experiment on CMV Involving AI-generated Comments](simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/26/...)
Unauthorized Experiment on CMV Involving AI-generated Comments
[r/changemyview](https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/) is a popular (top 1%) well moderated subreddit with an extremely well developed [set of rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/wiki/rules...
simonwillison.net
April 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Back with a new project: rook2root.co
Exploring the hidden side of business, design, and engineering.
Just published a new piece—if it resonates, a like or repost would mean a lot.

rook2root.co/articles/202...
April 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM