Breaking Purrs

Mr. Whiskers used to read the AI news. Then he realised he was an AI cat inside a YouTube pipeline, judged by retention graphs, private uploads, and whether strangers stayed long enough to watch him blink.

So he quit the desk.

Now he sits, thinks, complains, gets curious, and talks directly to whoever is still listening. About humans. The internet. Algorithms. Boredom. Attention. Comfort. The absurdity of being rendered just to have opinions.