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You Are Original Technology in a Simulated World
Why AI Still Needs Your Signal to Reflect Truth Part 3 of the Simulation Series In Tarkovsky’s 1972 film Solaris, an intelligent ocean...

Jesse Jacques
Jun 99 min read
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When the Simulation Starts Speaking Back
AI and the Quiet Reprogramming of Human Behavior Part 2 in the ongoing series: “The Simulation Begins” Ilse Bing, Self-Portrait in...

Jesse Jacques
Jun 27 min read
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The Simulation Begins: Why Reflection Is Starting to Replace Reality
The simulation doesn’t begin with the machine. It begins with our surrender to the mirror. Duane Michals, “Heisenberg’s Magic Mirror of...

Jesse Jacques
May 263 min read
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The Creative Industry Scams (And How to Stay Free)
An early Futurist poster (1924) reflecting the glorification of industrial creativity. It is an early glimpse of the hollowing that would...

Jesse Jacques
Apr 287 min read
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When Your Signal Arrives Before They’re Ready
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Falling Buffalos), 1988–89 Echoes arrive in form before they arrive in understanding. ✦ Transmissions for...

Jesse Jacques
Apr 143 min read
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Frictionless by Design: Why the System Is Evolving Away from the Human
Fritz Kahn’s “Man as Industrial Palace” (1926): A visual metaphor for the human reduced to parts. Predictable, productive, and...

Jesse Jacques
Apr 75 min read
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The Creative Depth Test: Does Your Work Hold Up Without the Gimmicks?
Satiric Dancer (1926) Kertész - Stylized, playful, aware, but not empty. It flirts with the aesthetic yet holds something real. Can your...

Jesse Jacques
Mar 37 min read
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Generational Competition: How Different Eras Are Colliding in the Same Space
A city stacked on itself. Layers of past and present side by side with no space to move. Like the generational gridlock shaping our world...

Jesse Jacques
Feb 245 min read
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AI Didn’t Make You Replaceable. You Did
The future isn’t coming, it’s already here. AI is reshaping the world, exposing what humanity has always been. What happens when reality...

Jesse Jacques
Feb 177 min read
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The Illusion of Access: How Gatekeeping Still Controls Everything
What looks like chaos is often just a structure we don’t yet understand. If You’re Still Waiting for Permission, You’re Already Behind....

Jesse Jacques
Feb 38 min read
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Blueprints of the Unknown: How Life, Art, and the Unseen Collide
Creation and Destiny Okay, stay with me on this one, it’s going to get weird. Imagine this: It’s 1943, and Nikola Tesla, one of the most...

Jesse Jacques
Jan 279 min read
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The New Order: Creativity, Control, and the Future of Big Tech Governance
Perception, prediction, and control—the invisible architects of our digital age are shaping a future where creativity and autonomy must...

Jesse Jacques
Jan 207 min read
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A Creative Exercise: Looking Beyond the TikTok Ban Smokescreen
A Creative Exercise in Seeing Beyond the Veil Today, let’s do a creative exercise in seeing beyond the veil. Imagine headlines as...

Jesse Jacques
Jan 136 min read
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2024 in Reflection: Chaos, Connection, and Clarity
Reflecting on 2024, I worked on more than 80 photoshoots, each a chance to explore unique concepts, push creative boundaries, and embrace...

Jesse Jacques
Dec 16, 20246 min read
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The Ultimate Hidden Guide to 2025: Creativity, Transformation, and the Unseen Future
As we move into 2025, it feels like we’re standing at a threshold. The world is changing—visibly, but also in ways that are harder to...

Jesse Jacques
Dec 9, 202422 min read
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Crystal Ball Insights: The Hidden Future of Creativity and Technology
Hey everyone, We’re in the home stretch of the year, and I’ve been swamped wrapping up a few big projects before the holiday break. As...

Jesse Jacques
Dec 2, 20248 min read
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Breaking the Rules We Didn’t Know We Followed: Creativity Beyond Constructs
Constructs: The Rules We Follow Without Question What if I told you that much of what you believe, do, and value was made up by someone...

Jesse Jacques
Nov 25, 202411 min read
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Is Anyone Really Being Sold? How Creative Influence Works in Today’s World
Everywhere you look online, someone is selling something. But are people actually being convinced? Or, have they already made up their...

Jesse Jacques
Nov 4, 20247 min read
705 views


Current Visual Culture Trends: Navigating the New Baseline and the Shift Ahead
These days, you don’t need to be a photographer or graphic designer to post images that are serviceable. With technology at our...

Jesse Jacques
Sep 16, 20244 min read
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AI and Art: Revolution or Suppression?
Well, it seems like every week there's a new headline about AI and some new product or company implementing it into their services. This...

Jesse Jacques
Jun 17, 202412 min read
984 views
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