The Algorithm has no Gods

Corrupt adults from Ikebukuro

We kick things off with a PBS-core plug for engagement and spiral immediately into algorithm fatigue, old-school cable TV, and the easy-hit grotesquerie of modern content. We discuss the race-to-the-bottom vibe of TikTok-style feeds, where coherence dies and attention is just something to be mined.

We reflect on the inability to preserve good algorithm states, the shift from curated content to vibe-smashed randomness, and how eventually everything gets boring—triggering natural boredom resets and making books or full-length films oddly compelling again.

We riff on streetwear regrets, dopamine-colored impulse buys, and how every interesting clothing brand seems locked behind a Harajuku gate or an impossible online interface. We mourn the death of tactile shopping experiences and drift into Paris vs. London living fantasies. Verdict: Paris might still have something. London doesn’t.

We give props to Expedition 33, a French-made Final Fantasy-style RPG that shockingly outpaces Japan in the genre. This launches a longer tangent on the collapse of Ubisoft and the repetition spiral of franchises like Assassin’s Creed. “Same mechanics, different skin.”

Next comes contact lenses vs. LASIK vs. Neuralink. We debate brainports, Bruce Sterling’s multiple-humanity futures, and how cybernetic divergence might actually play out. Spoiler: the Amish aren’t signing up for implants anytime soon, and neither are we. Also: LASIK flaps are forever.

The episode heats up with circumcision rants (it’s insane), a brief tiramisu almond ecstasy moment, and how fasting rewires taste and perception. Dopamine detox becomes the bridge: food, porn, Instagram—same system, same spiral. We ask whether anyone ever really *needs* porn, or if it’s just ambient overdrive from being 22 with Wi-Fi.

We discuss addiction, AA's Protestant origins, and whether “disease models” remove too much agency. The Serenity Prayer makes a surprise appearance and gets treated with reluctant respect.

Toward the end, we re-enter the eternal gooning chamber: dopamine stacking, VR porn, multiscreen setups, and whether it’s a sign of cultural collapse or just youth being youth. The conclusion? You're not addicted. You're just bored. And maybe that’s worse.

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