present moment verification

The Collapse of Now

Exploding clock symbolizing collapse of present-moment verification when AI made instantaneous signals perfectly fakeable, leaving time as civilization's last reliable verifier

Why the Present Moment Became Unreliable—And Time Became Civilization’s Last Verifiable Signal For two hundred thousand years, the present moment was humanity’s most reliable source of truth. If you saw someone perform a task, they possessed the capability. If you heard someone speak with expertise, they held knowledge. If you observed behavior, you witnessed reality. The Collapse of Now