spells of survival

spells of survival

Water, Words, and the Cost of Asking

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Isabel Abbott
Sep 28, 2025
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Every question we send into ChatGPT carries its own hidden thirst.

Before I even type a word, I can feel the weight of this vast interconectedness of human and machine. Rivers drawn down for power, servers drinking in the dark. My unease begins there, in the unseen exchange, long before the words appear on a screen. I don’t refuse the code itself so muc…

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