The Invisible Occupation Your mind is occupied territory. Not by a foreign army but by something far more insidious: algorithms designed by neuroscientists, deployed by corporations, optimised by artificial intelligence, all competing for the most precious resource in the digital economy. Your attention. Right now, as you read this, your pocket probably contains a device engineered with more sophistication than any weapon of war, designed for a single purpose: to capture and

The Shadows on Our Screens Picture this: You wake at 3 a.m., unable to sleep. Without thinking, your hand reaches for the glowing rectangle beside your bed. Within seconds, you're scrolling through an endless stream of images, opinions, outrage, and advertisements. Each swipe brings new shadows dancing across your retina. You see fragments of other people's lives, curated controversies, algorithmic selections designed to keep you watching. You tell yourself you're staying inf