Book angle
The book applies provenance both outward and inward: to artifacts, media, claims, desires, and even thoughts installed by feeds or assistants.
Part II - The Wound
Scarcity migrates toward the thing that can still be named, located, and held responsible.
When synthetic output becomes infinite and cheap, verifiable human origin becomes the scarce and valuable thing.
Book angle
The book applies provenance both outward and inward: to artifacts, media, claims, desires, and even thoughts installed by feeds or assistants.
Why now
This concept is the bridge from diagnosis to design. It helps explain why signatures, audit trails, and named authors become more valuable in a generated world.
Chapter references
Primary manuscript and conceptual spine for the entire atlas.
The autobiographical and intellectual lineage behind the project.
Repository metadata, scholarly introduction, and structured bibliography for the book.
Public archive of cover experiments, slide images, mind maps, and support materials.
The definitive account of behavioral extraction and instrumentarian power.
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