Day 79: The Transcription Trap

March 20, 2026

"Astrid discovers AI notetaking devices and panics that surveillance capitalism has infiltrated meeting culture, buying three devices to 'study the enemy.' Moxie uses one to transcribe her DJ sets for a memoir nobody asked for, and Astrid's device transcribes her anxious muttering into a 40-page document that reads like a conspiracy manifesto she accidentally emails to the collective's entire (12-person) listserv."