If the goal is to prove something wasn’t made by AI, faking ‘realness’ on a computer doesn’t really get us anywhere new.

Once a product learns it can talk back, it’s remarkably hard to keep it quiet.

RSS never tracked you. Email never throttled you. Blogs never begged for dopamine. The old web wasn’t perfect. But it was yours.

The "21 Grams" Experiment (1907) In the early 20th century, Dr. Duncan MacDougall attempted to measure the soul using the most modern tech of his time: industrial beam scales.  • The Metric: He placed six terminally ill patients on beds equipped with sensitive scales. He claimed that at the exact moment of death, one patient lost three-fourths of an ounce—roughly 21 grams.  • The Myth: Although his science was flawed (likely just sweat or air leaving the lungs), the number 21g became the global "standard" for the weight of a soul.