Toxic Truth #3

When truth stops healing and starts burning. When honesty becomes another form of cruelty. A reflection on how sincerity corrodes faster than lies in the age of curated perfection. *** It all started with one brave keyboard warrior: “This is garbage. Unoriginal. Stop pretending it’s deep.” Then came another: “He’s not wrong.” And boom — truth went viral. Artists admitted they were selling panic not deep meanings. Collectors confessed they were buying ego boosts. Curators realized “new” just meant “algorithm-approved.” By sunset, everyone was raw and painfully honest —and completely unbearable. Because truth isn’t cleansing —it’s acid. By morning, the system rebooted: “gm,” “love your work,” “so proud!” The blockchain forgave. The masks synced. The lie respawned — version 2.0. Lesson of the day: we don’t lie to hide truth —we lie because truth doesn’t scale. Welcome back to the simulation. Digital drawing, 2025