https://deceit.blog/tag/consent Essays on what manipulation costs and why it lands. Tagged "consent". en Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:08:07 GMT 60 https://deceit.blog/essay/the-covenant-never-asks https://deceit.blog/essay/the-covenant-never-asks Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. The question the covenant never asks Read the Bible's covenant texts closely and a procedural detail goes missing. The covenant is proposed, announced, sealed, celebrated, and enforced. It is nearly never consented to , not by the person whose body, labor, lineage, or afterlife the covenant spends.… https://deceit.blog/essay/artists-are-liars-and-thieves https://deceit.blog/essay/artists-are-liars-and-thieves Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. Somewhere on Threads right now, an artist is quote posting an AI image with three words: this is theft. Under it, for emphasis: good artists borrow, great artists steal. Nobody edits the second line out. Nobody catches the problem. The problem is not small, and it is not the only one in the caption.… https://deceit.blog/essay/the-case-for-ethical-ai https://deceit.blog/essay/the-case-for-ethical-ai Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. There are two loud positions on AI, and they agree on the only thing that matters. Both of them tell you to do nothing. The first says the tool is evil and you should want nothing to do with it. Walk away on principle. The second says the tool is fine, stop worrying, and get on with it. Do not look…