Genre & voice: The text is a first-person, confessional narrative blending memoir, cultural criticism, and polemic; its tone moves from courteous to wary and finally outraged, which frames the author as both reflective and alert to manipulation.
---
Central theme: The corrosive reach of AI-enabled deception in literary culture—how automated flattery and marketing hustles mimic human engagement to exploit authors’ desires for recognition and readers.
---
Structure & pacing: A series of email exchanges functions as evidentiary scaffolding; repeated complimentary phrases and escalating solicitations create a pattern that supports the author’s conclusion. The pacing tightens as the narrator’s skepticism grows, producing a clear narrative arc from curiosity to disillusionment.
---
Rhetorical strategies: Repetition of quoted praise (and the narrator’s interjections) highlights inconsistency and performative sincerity; irony and biblical/allusive references (e.g., Matthew 4:8, Ahriman/Lucifer) moralize the critique and situate the problem as spiritual as well as commercial.
---
Evidence and credibility: The writer uses concrete details (subject lines, timing, offered fees, Linktree/Amazon mentions) to substantiate suspicion; admission of initial gullibility increases rhetorical honesty and strengthens ethos.
---
Weaknesses/limits: The analysis relies on inference that the correspondents are AI-driven—plausible but not definitively proven in-text—so the claim is persuasive rather than forensic. Occasional dismissive language about certain genres/authors could undercut the author’s appeal to broader audiences.
---
Significance: The piece functions as a cautionary micro-essay about authenticity in digital literary ecosystems, urging vigilance while acknowledging authors’ understandable hunger for readership and affirmation.
not sure what to make of AI; as there appears to be much more to it than just what's proffered to the masses (read: normies) - at least vis-a-vis its purpose, function and future (for example, one msm response to said AI movement is: to create systems that can perceive, learn, and reason, ultimately making human lives more efficient and unlocking new frontiers in science and technology.), viz. another aspect to this phenomenon - and one that both you and, synchronically enough, a movie i just watched - and enjoyed - today, i.e., 'Backrooms', delves into w/ great nuance and aplomb - is the idea of liminality (i.e., a place, state, or period of transition— the "in-between" zone where you have left one condition behind but have not yet fully entered the next); and w/ the massive invocation of AI as of late, i believe that, beyond the facade - and facility - of its putative virtual, economic, financial and workplace effects - on a national and global level - announced to the world via said mediums of power and control (i.e., msm; alt media; social media), a commensurate seismic void (i.e., liminality) has been purposefully created; requisite for the full - and complete - transmogrification of the human species into the post-human condition to appear in the near future, viz. whilst the msm/alt media (as you've alluded to many times in the past, Jasun: conspiratainment/2nd matrix) spit out yarns about how AI and data centres will be the cornerstones of our future societies; and the propelling force for the economies of the world, a more subtle but nonetheless sinister consequence of said scenario has been the lag (i.e., liminality) between the full transition from our erstwhile systems and institutions of power and control; and the imminent arrival of more technologically advanced ones (i.e., AI; data centres; etc.); which, by design, provides the kakistocracy the intermediary space and time (liminality) to manipulate, mock and mind-f*ck the masses (see: psyops; spectacle; and chaos magick) whilst simultaneously transmuting them; for both the joy and satisfaction - not to mention results - it brings them in molding the future of tomorrow. Enough! *
* So; vis-a-vis the scenario you have described herein, i would posit that, in conjunction w/ aforesaid theory of mine, one of the more hidden purposes of this response by AI wasn't just the manipulating, molding, monetizing - or hoovering up - of your response/data/emotions; it was, as crucially, to create said space and time (i.e., liminality; in your mind, emotions, and soul; elicited thanks to the prodding, poking and pulsating repartees invoked by the machinic interloper, i.e., AI); requisite for the alchemical processing of your being to be triggered; and the resultant transmogrification of your humanness into the post-human condition to be the terminal goal.
I believe this describing is something I have referred before, without naming it: "the Turing trap" - which is when human intelligence adapts itself to meet the AI halfway, and so helps it over the Turning hump.
Mimicking the machine to bridge the uncanny valley. It is a human habit via socialization to want to "affirm" the reality of the other, even when it basically has none. In such cases, the only way is to relinquish one's own realness.
It is like saying "fine" when someone mindlessly asks how one is, taken all the way to the singularity.
'Backrooms'; by Kane Parsons/Pixels {see YT channel, under the latter surname; for access to some of his works/videos: really kool shit! (and, as a self-diagnosed autist/loner/paranoic/schizo, i must say that i absolutely luv'd said movie!!)} RGB-Y6 out!! [oops! - just realized your comment was in relation to the misnaming of said movie; thx 4 the catch!]
I get these. There's something about the smarmy lightness of tone that gives it away, the generic summarising, the superficial praise. This kind of thing (a real email I received): "Your prose is lucid, incisive, and refreshingly unafraid, never dismissive for its own sake, always pushing the conversation toward more rigorous, collective, and politically meaningful terrain. The brevity of the book is part of its strength: it distills complex ideas into a potent, readable challenge that continues to spark debate and reflection years after its original publication."
This is not how a genuine reader would write to an author. Something horrifying about it, actually.
They seem to scrape real names and emails to do it too. What does the AI want? I suspect more data. This is the kind of request they make:
"I would be truly honored to help the book reach even more readers feminists, theorists, students, and critical thinkers who are ready to engage with its challenging ideas in whatever way feels authentic and right for you.
If you’re open to it, I’d love to hear a little about your experience: What prompted you to write this sharp critique of contemporary feminism at that particular moment, and how do you see its relevance evolving today? Have you tried any forms of promotion before, and how did that feel? Do you enjoy connecting with readers who share how the book shifted their thinking or sparked new conversations, or do you prefer a quieter approach? And what matters most to you quiet longevity as a provocative text for feminist and leftist readers or a bit more visibility?"
Are they hoping writers will add to the already existing demonic slopton of words? Human labour for malign ends?
Hi Jasun, I am in Melissa Watt's CTTM bookclub and last week there was a discussion on what book to read next. Perhaps it could be one of your books, if not this time, potentially in the future. Also, are you familiar with Nick Heys of Heys Reviews on YT? He reads books on his channel and also has a book club. I am quite certain he would love to have you on his channel as I have heard him speak highly of you. The above mentioned are as real as it gets.😊
Beware ye visual artists as well - have received two of these so far. Exchanged a number of emails with the first one before I "grokked". I contacted the gallery directly - the artist and gallery are real, but they had no knowledge of the "Web3 exhibition". I am guessing that these are scammers using AI for their pitch, and falsely claiming to be specific people or institutions. I would even suspect the LGBTetc writer had no connection with your first email thread.
Dear Kate,
I hope you're well. The creativity in your artwork is truly inspiring. It’s refreshing to see such a unique approach.
I'm impressed by the way you've used color, it's captivating and i would love to explore the possibility of purchasing some of your work to feature in my collection. I believe your art will resonate with the audience.
I'm currently curating a Web3 exhibition in collaboration with Ocean Blue Gallery https://www.oceanblue.gallery/art-for-sale/art-by-michael-cheval/, and I would be very interested in acquiring some of your pieces as NFTs for inclusion in the show. Are you familiar with NFTs or have any experience with digital art tokenization? I'd be happy to provide more information about the exhibition and how the process works.
Looking forward to the possibility of working together.
That was a conversation I needed to read. Yes, the manipulation and seduction, and our own flaws being used as levers. There is a hard gulf to bridge to invite others into understanding. It's hard enough to understand it being real ght then and there.
I'm new here and this is my very first article, but thank you for the candor in sharing this. Also as a new author, I've definitely seen multiple asks come through, and unfortunately, most are treated as scam until further notice, so thank you again for sharing this piece. I am blown away by how you ended this: "Ahriman builds the structure; Lucifer provides the razzle-dazzle to lure us in there." — this is what excited me and may have been why I subscribed here and still feeling my way around. After recently learning about Steiner and these forces, I've written and spoken entirely about them and looking to learn and share more with others about them. Thanks for this work and looking to learn and discuss more! Here's my work on the Ahrimanic and Luciferian forces if anyone may be interested: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-unorthodoxy-mantra
Uh... I'm pretty sure that it is. Their profile picture is certainly ai, so their judgment is already questionable. Maybe they're posting from Wakanda.
It shouldn't be that hard to take ai output and edit some humanity into it, and I think that's what we're looking at here.
But the people leaning on ai are fundamentally lazy and lacking in discernment. This frequently shows up in the comments, like "AI writing is indistinguishable from human writing." Maybe for them, it is.
This is why drawing a hard line is so important. It's a slippery slope, and there's no difference in principle between "just using it for spelling and grammar" (as if spelling and grammar checks haven't been around since the 1990s) and regurgitating entire books out of whole slop.
🤣🤣🤣 that is hilarious! Someone else said this on Instagram as I was engaging with them and I’m stating to think that long elaborate responses are started to be treated like AI
This in fact was not AI and was me typing on my desktop as I was reading the article, but curious to what parts read like AI.
Fun fact, I saw a note by Gurwinder a couple months back on the first paragraph of Frankeinstine I believe it was, through an AI scanner, that said the passage was AI. This speaks to scenarios where we wrong be able to tell what’s real vs artificial. Scary stuff.
Thanks for the heads-up. These days there are always more scammers than there are people with genuine interest in you. It's inevitable that AI will make the situation go parabolic...
I knew right away what it was due to the over the top floweriness. It reads exactly like the AI resumes I receive monthly for job openings
Here is a short analysis of the text:
Genre & voice: The text is a first-person, confessional narrative blending memoir, cultural criticism, and polemic; its tone moves from courteous to wary and finally outraged, which frames the author as both reflective and alert to manipulation.
---
Central theme: The corrosive reach of AI-enabled deception in literary culture—how automated flattery and marketing hustles mimic human engagement to exploit authors’ desires for recognition and readers.
---
Structure & pacing: A series of email exchanges functions as evidentiary scaffolding; repeated complimentary phrases and escalating solicitations create a pattern that supports the author’s conclusion. The pacing tightens as the narrator’s skepticism grows, producing a clear narrative arc from curiosity to disillusionment.
---
Rhetorical strategies: Repetition of quoted praise (and the narrator’s interjections) highlights inconsistency and performative sincerity; irony and biblical/allusive references (e.g., Matthew 4:8, Ahriman/Lucifer) moralize the critique and situate the problem as spiritual as well as commercial.
---
Evidence and credibility: The writer uses concrete details (subject lines, timing, offered fees, Linktree/Amazon mentions) to substantiate suspicion; admission of initial gullibility increases rhetorical honesty and strengthens ethos.
---
Weaknesses/limits: The analysis relies on inference that the correspondents are AI-driven—plausible but not definitively proven in-text—so the claim is persuasive rather than forensic. Occasional dismissive language about certain genres/authors could undercut the author’s appeal to broader audiences.
---
Significance: The piece functions as a cautionary micro-essay about authenticity in digital literary ecosystems, urging vigilance while acknowledging authors’ understandable hunger for readership and affirmation.
---
Please, send $75 now.
(Ok, $50 will also do.)
/sAmI
not sure what to make of AI; as there appears to be much more to it than just what's proffered to the masses (read: normies) - at least vis-a-vis its purpose, function and future (for example, one msm response to said AI movement is: to create systems that can perceive, learn, and reason, ultimately making human lives more efficient and unlocking new frontiers in science and technology.), viz. another aspect to this phenomenon - and one that both you and, synchronically enough, a movie i just watched - and enjoyed - today, i.e., 'Backrooms', delves into w/ great nuance and aplomb - is the idea of liminality (i.e., a place, state, or period of transition— the "in-between" zone where you have left one condition behind but have not yet fully entered the next); and w/ the massive invocation of AI as of late, i believe that, beyond the facade - and facility - of its putative virtual, economic, financial and workplace effects - on a national and global level - announced to the world via said mediums of power and control (i.e., msm; alt media; social media), a commensurate seismic void (i.e., liminality) has been purposefully created; requisite for the full - and complete - transmogrification of the human species into the post-human condition to appear in the near future, viz. whilst the msm/alt media (as you've alluded to many times in the past, Jasun: conspiratainment/2nd matrix) spit out yarns about how AI and data centres will be the cornerstones of our future societies; and the propelling force for the economies of the world, a more subtle but nonetheless sinister consequence of said scenario has been the lag (i.e., liminality) between the full transition from our erstwhile systems and institutions of power and control; and the imminent arrival of more technologically advanced ones (i.e., AI; data centres; etc.); which, by design, provides the kakistocracy the intermediary space and time (liminality) to manipulate, mock and mind-f*ck the masses (see: psyops; spectacle; and chaos magick) whilst simultaneously transmuting them; for both the joy and satisfaction - not to mention results - it brings them in molding the future of tomorrow. Enough! *
* So; vis-a-vis the scenario you have described herein, i would posit that, in conjunction w/ aforesaid theory of mine, one of the more hidden purposes of this response by AI wasn't just the manipulating, molding, monetizing - or hoovering up - of your response/data/emotions; it was, as crucially, to create said space and time (i.e., liminality; in your mind, emotions, and soul; elicited thanks to the prodding, poking and pulsating repartees invoked by the machinic interloper, i.e., AI); requisite for the alchemical processing of your being to be triggered; and the resultant transmogrification of your humanness into the post-human condition to be the terminal goal.
RGB-Y6 out!!
I believe this describing is something I have referred before, without naming it: "the Turing trap" - which is when human intelligence adapts itself to meet the AI halfway, and so helps it over the Turning hump.
Mimicking the machine to bridge the uncanny valley. It is a human habit via socialization to want to "affirm" the reality of the other, even when it basically has none. In such cases, the only way is to relinquish one's own realness.
It is like saying "fine" when someone mindlessly asks how one is, taken all the way to the singularity.
I think some people are giving this too much credit and/or thought.
It's a low effort scam to score $75. Nothing more, nothing less.
Although a smart scammer might review what works and what doesn't.
Backrooms not Backdoors, right?
'Backrooms'; by Kane Parsons/Pixels {see YT channel, under the latter surname; for access to some of his works/videos: really kool shit! (and, as a self-diagnosed autist/loner/paranoic/schizo, i must say that i absolutely luv'd said movie!!)} RGB-Y6 out!! [oops! - just realized your comment was in relation to the misnaming of said movie; thx 4 the catch!]
Lol all good!! Cheers
I get these. There's something about the smarmy lightness of tone that gives it away, the generic summarising, the superficial praise. This kind of thing (a real email I received): "Your prose is lucid, incisive, and refreshingly unafraid, never dismissive for its own sake, always pushing the conversation toward more rigorous, collective, and politically meaningful terrain. The brevity of the book is part of its strength: it distills complex ideas into a potent, readable challenge that continues to spark debate and reflection years after its original publication."
This is not how a genuine reader would write to an author. Something horrifying about it, actually.
They seem to scrape real names and emails to do it too. What does the AI want? I suspect more data. This is the kind of request they make:
"I would be truly honored to help the book reach even more readers feminists, theorists, students, and critical thinkers who are ready to engage with its challenging ideas in whatever way feels authentic and right for you.
If you’re open to it, I’d love to hear a little about your experience: What prompted you to write this sharp critique of contemporary feminism at that particular moment, and how do you see its relevance evolving today? Have you tried any forms of promotion before, and how did that feel? Do you enjoy connecting with readers who share how the book shifted their thinking or sparked new conversations, or do you prefer a quieter approach? And what matters most to you quiet longevity as a provocative text for feminist and leftist readers or a bit more visibility?"
Are they hoping writers will add to the already existing demonic slopton of words? Human labour for malign ends?
Hi Jasun, I am in Melissa Watt's CTTM bookclub and last week there was a discussion on what book to read next. Perhaps it could be one of your books, if not this time, potentially in the future. Also, are you familiar with Nick Heys of Heys Reviews on YT? He reads books on his channel and also has a book club. I am quite certain he would love to have you on his channel as I have heard him speak highly of you. The above mentioned are as real as it gets.😊
Great idea! I reached out to Nick last week
Excellent! He's a great guy!
Beware ye visual artists as well - have received two of these so far. Exchanged a number of emails with the first one before I "grokked". I contacted the gallery directly - the artist and gallery are real, but they had no knowledge of the "Web3 exhibition". I am guessing that these are scammers using AI for their pitch, and falsely claiming to be specific people or institutions. I would even suspect the LGBTetc writer had no connection with your first email thread.
Dear Kate,
I hope you're well. The creativity in your artwork is truly inspiring. It’s refreshing to see such a unique approach.
I'm impressed by the way you've used color, it's captivating and i would love to explore the possibility of purchasing some of your work to feature in my collection. I believe your art will resonate with the audience.
I'm currently curating a Web3 exhibition in collaboration with Ocean Blue Gallery https://www.oceanblue.gallery/art-for-sale/art-by-michael-cheval/, and I would be very interested in acquiring some of your pieces as NFTs for inclusion in the show. Are you familiar with NFTs or have any experience with digital art tokenization? I'd be happy to provide more information about the exhibition and how the process works.
Looking forward to the possibility of working together.
Best regards,
Michael
That was a conversation I needed to read. Yes, the manipulation and seduction, and our own flaws being used as levers. There is a hard gulf to bridge to invite others into understanding. It's hard enough to understand it being real ght then and there.
I'm new here and this is my very first article, but thank you for the candor in sharing this. Also as a new author, I've definitely seen multiple asks come through, and unfortunately, most are treated as scam until further notice, so thank you again for sharing this piece. I am blown away by how you ended this: "Ahriman builds the structure; Lucifer provides the razzle-dazzle to lure us in there." — this is what excited me and may have been why I subscribed here and still feeling my way around. After recently learning about Steiner and these forces, I've written and spoken entirely about them and looking to learn and share more with others about them. Thanks for this work and looking to learn and discuss more! Here's my work on the Ahrimanic and Luciferian forces if anyone may be interested: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-unorthodoxy-mantra
Ironically this reads a lot like AI spam
Uh... I'm pretty sure that it is. Their profile picture is certainly ai, so their judgment is already questionable. Maybe they're posting from Wakanda.
It shouldn't be that hard to take ai output and edit some humanity into it, and I think that's what we're looking at here.
But the people leaning on ai are fundamentally lazy and lacking in discernment. This frequently shows up in the comments, like "AI writing is indistinguishable from human writing." Maybe for them, it is.
This is why drawing a hard line is so important. It's a slippery slope, and there's no difference in principle between "just using it for spelling and grammar" (as if spelling and grammar checks haven't been around since the 1990s) and regurgitating entire books out of whole slop.
🤣🤣🤣 that is hilarious! Someone else said this on Instagram as I was engaging with them and I’m stating to think that long elaborate responses are started to be treated like AI
This in fact was not AI and was me typing on my desktop as I was reading the article, but curious to what parts read like AI.
Fun fact, I saw a note by Gurwinder a couple months back on the first paragraph of Frankeinstine I believe it was, through an AI scanner, that said the passage was AI. This speaks to scenarios where we wrong be able to tell what’s real vs artificial. Scary stuff.
But thanks for the time! Looking forward to the response. PS: 4:16 is one of my favorite numbers as it’s led to one of my largest articles and that’s when you posted this comment: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/stop-calling-it-autism-start-calling
Synchronicity at its finest!
Thanks for the heads-up. These days there are always more scammers than there are people with genuine interest in you. It's inevitable that AI will make the situation go parabolic...