Symptomic
Symptomic: having the inherent nature or logic of a symptom; a direct embodiment of a deeper condition, not merely a sign of it.
Michael Vera
Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
Michael Vera
Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
Category Systems Theory
Algorithmic Gaslighting
The robots demand signs of human interest in order to promote a site, while simultaneously suppressing visibility until those signs appear. It’s a closed loop of self-reinforcing emptiness: This is algorithmic gaslighting. The robots block the path, then blame you…
Epartheid
Epartheid is the deliberate or systemic segregation of access, authority, and ownership within technological and digital domains, designed to preserve control for one group while extracting value from another.
Conway’s Corollary
“No system can outlive the competence of the people running it.” -Conway's Corollary
Tech as a Utility, Not a Utopia
Stop building for the system. Start building for the people.
Stupidity as a Systemic Outcome: Psychopolitics, Digital Architecture, and the Purge of Critical Voices in Tech
Engineered stupidity is not accidental; it is architected, built into the very platforms that dominate our attention economies.
THE AUTOMATON STATE
The Automaton State: an entity that marches toward oblivion with unwavering, blind confidence.