Sense Check
Sense Checks slow a claim down before it becomes accepted wisdom. The focus is on numbers, definitions, incentives and the difference between what was promised and what actually happened. These articles are less interested in winning a shouting match than in finding the part that survives contact with evidence. Read the newest check first, or choose a topic when one kind of nonsense has arrived in bulk.

Rental Family (2025): Japan, impostor syndrome, and 8 million gods
Rental Family sells rented connection in Tokyo, drops a writer-thief line, then ends at a shrine mirror: God is in you, even the person…

Smart-Dumb AI: Layoffs Now, Rehires Later
AI can write a memo, but it can’t run a business. Why firms betting on chatbots will quietly rehire humans next quarter and pretend…

“You’re Lucky to Have a Job”: Pay Rises in Robotland Ltd
Managers say you’re lucky to have a job while inflation bites. We count UK pay, CEO ratios and UBI hype, then roast the AI…

Elon Musk: The Everything App for Everything Going Wrong
Elon Musk once sold us the future: X, Tesla, Grok, SpaceX. The pattern now looks like hype, weak guardrails, and public risk dressed up…

Gosh Algorithms: Alien Talk, Quantum, and the Reward Bill
A fact-led roast of the AI creativity debate: pattern machines, self-play surprises, quantum hype, and the reward-driven incentives nobody wants to discuss.

Musk’s “Work Optional” Utopia: Optional Work, Mandatory Obedience
Elon Musk says AI will make work optional. The pitch sounds like paradise, until you count who owns the robots, who pays the power…

AI Abundance: The Trillionaire’s Guide to Saving Themselves
Is AI ushering in a golden age of abundance, or just building higher fences for the ultra-rich? We look at the gap between the…

Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2025): Seoul vs UK Cinema
A teen romance packs Seoul cinemas while UK screens sit half-empty. We count admissions, streaming habits, and why quiet love still sells in Korea…

Thinking vs Belief: Silicon Brains, Ancient Souls, Same Mess
A dry roast of the fake choice between logic and faith: the mind builds machines, the body trains, and the soul still wants a…
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