Gaslighting and Replacement
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Sinéad O’Sullivan | But This Time It's Different | 13th October 2026
Furious essay about the delusions of Ireland's political class. Energy prices are high, housing is scarce and poor, schools are oversubscribed, even private healthcare is hard to come by, water is polluted and tourists are being priced out. But according to the politicians in power, everything is fine. More than fine. "If the country is doing well on paper, then your experience of living in it must be wrong" (6,200 words)
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How AI Replaced Me
Stephanie Uchino-Beach | Oakland Review Of Books | 2nd October 2026
Former "Customer Success Manager" at an education tech startup in Silicon Valley describes the creep of AI through the company until it took her job. The technology moved through the workforce like a new religion: "In the tech industry, it’s not good enough to just use AI. You have to believe in it, too." She was still surprised to be laid off, since her job almost exclusively involved talking to human customers (3,600 words)
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