AI isn't the problem.
The coverings are.
— AI just rips them all off at once.
From the manufacturing of narratives, to the passing of costs, to the arbitrage of anxiety — all the way to the structure of consciousness. No anxiety to sell. No tools to peddle. What it dismantles is the underlying mechanics. Technology changes, platforms shift, but the mechanisms driving it all remain — understand the mechanics, and no change can catch you off guard.
AI Ecosystem War
(Industry Analysis)
An eight-part deep dive: the silent war between Microsoft and Apple's AI ecosystems, OpenAI's funding perpetual motion machine, Claude Code's flanking attack on Copilot, and who actually wins and loses.
Lucid Record
(Industry Notes & Commentary)
Independent AI industry commentary and social observation. Dissecting the anxiety arbitrage of the course-selling economy, structural contraction in AI job markets, tech giants' narrative manipulation, and the real trends being overlooked.
