CHAPTER 01

To optimize or Opt Out?

CHAPTER 01 PREVIEW

CHAPTER 01 PREVIEW: To optimize or Opt Out?

We're drenched in data. The metrics-obsessed era that promised clarity has buried us in numbers without meaning. Now that we've got more intel than ever, we're either seeking out the means to act on it, or stepping back from caches and cookies entirely.

CHAPTER 02

The Rules & The Rebels

CHAPTER 02 PREVIEW

CHAPTER 02 PREVIEW: The Rules & The Rebels

We've been fixated on the “should” of it all, but being on our best behavior 24/7 has us longing for our wilder, messier selves. Our new appetite for mini-mischief has us itching to bend the rules in small ways—just enough to feel human again.

CHAPTER 03

Truth Needs Proof

CHAPTER 03 PREVIEW

CHAPTER 03 PREVIEW: Truth Needs Proof

Amid AI hallucinations, hyperrealistic deepfakes, and two thousand sides to every story, it's harder than ever to discern fact from fabrication. As certainty becomes more subjective, we're turning to different types of sources for validation.

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