AI slop is flooding the internet, platforms are building tools to detect it, and everyone is suddenly very concerned about authenticity. Sven has one small question: who exactly taught the machines to behave like this?
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According to the internet, humans come with expiration dates. Not for living, of course, but for hobbies, careers, technology, and curiosity. Sven investigates the mysterious rulebook that decides when you’re supposedly “too old” for YouTube, TikTok, AI, and everything else, only to discover that the rules may be entirely imaginary.
The internet didn’t disappear. It fractured into billions of personalized versions, each carefully curated by algorithms that know exactly what keeps us comfortable. The result? We all think we’re seeing reality, when we’re mostly seeing ourselves.
Once upon a time, the internet was full of strange people doing strange things. Then came metrics, algorithms, personal brands, and optimization. What happened when the web stopped being a neighborhood and became a marketplace?