top of page


Privacy Just Became a Fashion Statement, and It's Actually Working
This isn't just an outfit. It's an argument. Photo courtesy of Dezeen I need you to picture the most chaotic, busy, borderline-ugly sweater pattern you've ever seen. Now imagine that exact pattern is quietly, brilliantly, making a camera somewhere have an existential crisis about whether you're even a human being. That's not a joke. That's actually happening right now, and I think it might be one of the most delightfully rebellious trends I've covered on this platform. So le

Michael Routhier
Jul 205 min read


The Dictator's Algorithm: How Authoritarian Governments Are Quietly Shaping the AI That Shapes You
The surveillance state is not a demonstration of strength. It is the most elaborate monument to fear ever constructed. Let me ask you a question that nobody in the mainstream tech conversation seems to want to answer. When you type a question into an AI assistant, when you watch a recommended video, when you read a news story that an algorithm decided you should see; who decided what you'd find? Most people assume the answer is engineers, data scientists, neutral code. The in

Michael Routhier
Jun 36 min read
bottom of page