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The Velvet Guillotine

The Algorithm Wants You Dead

How the system quietly rots your will — and how you can reclaim your sovereignty.

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The Velvet Guillotine
May 02, 2025
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THE ALGORITHM DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU.
It doesn’t care about your dreams, your struggles, your purpose.
It only cares about one thing: engagement.

Your soul? It's just data to be optimized.
Your emotions? Fuel for clicks.

Every time you scroll, every time you click, every time you "like" or "follow," you’re feeding a system …

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