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The Witness Class
As AI masters production, humans are building a meaning economy based on presence, ritual, and intentional inefficiency
Dec 24
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A Z Mackay
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Research Notes: The Witness Class
How I found the pattern behind the meaning economy
Dec 24
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A Z Mackay
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The Friction Artists
How engineers learned to feel good about what they build
Dec 16
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A Z Mackay
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Research Notes: The Friction Artists
Behind the Research on Tech Worker Ethics and Resistance
Dec 16
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A Z Mackay
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Descent Gradient
A short story.
Dec 11
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A Z Mackay
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The Year the Hype Cycle Broke
What prediction machinery optimized for hope reveals about us
Dec 2
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A Z Mackay
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Research Notes: When 2025 Arrived and the Predictions Didn't
Behind the Hype Cycle Investigation
Dec 2
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A Z Mackay
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November 2025
Parasocial: Word of the Year for a Lonely Species
What AI companions reveal about the relationships we actually want
Nov 26
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A Z Mackay
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Research Notes: Parasocial Relationships and AI Companions
The Question That Started Everything
Nov 26
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A Z Mackay
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When Knowing More Means Doing Less
The Algorithm Awareness Paradox
Nov 19
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A Z Mackay
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Research Notes: When Knowing More Means Doing Less
Behind the Algorithm Awareness Paradox Essay
Nov 19
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A Z Mackay
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When Bias Gets a Body
Why we're shipping robots that approved removing wheelchairs
Nov 12
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A Z Mackay
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