Zuck wants AI to be the new OS, Altman admits it’s killing the labor-capital balance. We’re building systems that optimize engagement, not understanding. At The Zeitgeist Experiment, we map real public opinion via email—no accounts, no feeds. One thread asks if we’re normalizing neighborhood danger just because it’s “normal.” That’s the kind of conversation worth having: slow, substance-driven, not sanded down by algorithmic consensus.