Convergence Chronicles
A Convergence Chronicle: Signal #2 — The Soft Cage
A paramedic is ready to save a life. His wristband says he's too fatigued. When safety scores become gates instead of guides, duty of care gets overruled by data.
Reckonings of strange tech convergences reshaping the world. Each Chronicle begins with a near-future story, then peels it apart — peering over the shoulder of one person, we witness a collision with technologies that flip the script of their life. Then we map the systems, incentives and hidden vulnerabilities that made the collision happen. Most Convergence Chronicles run in the 2.5–5k word range with occasional longer issues when a convergence demands more depth. Issues usually drop Tuesdays.
Convergence Chronicles
A paramedic is ready to save a life. His wristband says he's too fatigued. When safety scores become gates instead of guides, duty of care gets overruled by data.
Convergence Chronicles
What happens when your voice is your lifeline, and the only reachable interface is the one that’s least equipped for your voice in an emergency situation — when minutes are the difference between recovery and never coming back?
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The unraveling of Joshua K.'s world begins with ordering his morning lift — and ends with the termination of every digital trace that proves he ever existed. The levers behind his Unpersoning are already being pulled today...
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