The Algorithm WantsApril 15, 2025Michael Paul Young
They told us the enhancements were for safety. Better focus. Cleaner emotions. Less chaos. But it starts with the headset—a velvet interface fused at the scalp, humming lullabies in waveform code. You forget the texture of reality once it’s filtered through bloom cores and elastic optics. The mirror doesn’t reflect anymore, it surveils. And somewhere inside this bio-digital chrysalis, a version of you is whispering... *“disconnect is the new rebellion.”*
