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True · Past

Parallels, tested

What's happening now, set beside the moment it rhymes with — told twice, as a novel and as the record. Every pairing shows where it holds, and the line where it breaks.

Machines & livelihoods

Is my job safe — and what did the loom people do?

NowAI Arriving in Skilled WorkThenThe Luddites1811–1816NowThe Same Arithmetic, from the Owner's SideThenThe Highland Clearances1750–1860

The widening gap

Why does it feel rigged?

NowWealth Pooling Faster than the RulesThenThe Late Roman Republic133–27 BCNowNew-Technology Fortunes, New Hands on PowerThenThe American Gilded Age1870–1900

Truth collapses

What can I still believe?

NowWords at Almost No CostThenThe Pamphlet Wars1450–1550NowA Medium Outrunning Its GuardrailsThenThe Radio Demagogues1930s

Unequal first contact

What happens when the other side holds all the cards?

NowThe Arrival of a System We Cannot ModelThenThe Conquest of Mexico1519–1521