We no longer fight lions—we fight for attention. Every post is a performance in the digital Colosseum, where the crowd’s thumbs decide our worth: one “Like” at a time.

Read how memory, pattern recognition, and emotional responsiveness can make artificial intelligence feel like a mirror reflection.

It started like most mistakes do, with curiosity, opened tabs, and a half-bored erection. My wife was in the other room, doing a Pilates video or texting her girlfriends about overpriced candles. (Sorry, darling, you know I get bored from those activities of yours. I still love you, though…) I was alone in bed with my laptop, pretending to check emails but really scrolling through digital sins like a pervert in denial. Then I saw her.