Critical essays on artificial intelligence, platforms, power and modern digital culture.https://evil.reporten-USFri, 20 Feb 2026 07:32:38 GMThttps://evil.report/images/dr-evil-square-small.pnghttps://evil.reporthttps://evil.report/essays/dead-eye-efficiencyhttps://evil.report/essays/dead-eye-efficiencyLayoff rituals are framed as sacred efficiency as AI metrics eclipse responsibility and survivors are trained to justify the purge.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-cult-of-morehttps://evil.report/essays/the-cult-of-moreHow growth culture turns movement into virtue, rest into failure and enough into a quiet scandal.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/formatting-the-abysshttps://evil.report/essays/formatting-the-abyssAn analysis of how Medium's visibility metrics push writers toward safe formats, self-censorship and obedience.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-illusion-of-controlhttps://evil.report/essays/the-illusion-of-controlHow wealth, health, fame and planning rely on a control myth that repeatedly collapses under chance, accident and mortality.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-great-diet-delusion-epicurus-would-roll-his-eyeshttps://evil.report/essays/the-great-diet-delusion-epicurus-would-roll-his-eyesHow modern diet and wellness culture turns eating into a moral test, monetizes guilt and frames pleasure as failure.Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/threadbare-prophets-x-com-and-the-gospel-of-grindhttps://evil.report/essays/threadbare-prophets-x-com-and-the-gospel-of-grindHow X.com thread culture turns hustle ideology into staged performance through viral templates, impression metrics and course funnels.Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/outsourcing-the-strugglehttps://evil.report/essays/outsourcing-the-struggleHow automation removes friction from work and weakens the connection between effort, discipline and purpose.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/muscle-curves-and-market-fearshttps://evil.report/essays/muscle-curves-and-market-fearsHow fitness and beauty markets turn bodies into performance assets and monetize insecurity through metrics, visibility and comparison.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-algorithm-ate-my-goldminehttps://evil.report/essays/the-algorithm-ate-my-goldmineHow AI-driven YouTube automation creates a synthetic gold rush where saturation, volatility and course sellers leave most creators grinding for nothing.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-ghost-in-the-scrollhttps://evil.report/essays/the-ghost-in-the-scrollHow AI-written text, unreliable detection tools and platform incentives produce paranoia around authorship while obscuring judgment and meaning.Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-medium-is-the-miragehttps://evil.report/essays/the-medium-is-the-mirageHow Medium's engagement incentives reward clickbait self-help narratives, exaggerated income claims and manufactured urgency over accountable guidance.Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-simulacrum-selfiehttps://evil.report/essays/the-simulacrum-selfieHow generative AI, deepfakes and synthetic influencers dissolve shared standards of visual proof and credibility.Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/the-race-to-riches-fame-running-on-an-endless-treadmillhttps://evil.report/essays/the-race-to-riches-fame-running-on-an-endless-treadmillHow platform metrics, influencer culture and constant comparison turn ambition for wealth and fame into a cycle of performance, overwork and burnout.Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://evil.report/essays/fomo-the-fear-of-other-morons-opportunitieshttps://evil.report/essays/fomo-the-fear-of-other-morons-opportunitiesFOMO emerges when algorithmic feeds and hustle culture turn constant comparison into background anxiety and distraction.Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT