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# Trust is the new truth
- URL: https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/the-jig-is-up/
- Published: 2026-05-19T18:45:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-25T23:55:32.000Z
- Description: The jig is up. We don't want your slop.
- Author: Alicia McKay
- Tags: Trust, #wednesday-wisdom

Apparently people [are inserting typos into their work](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/writers-are-going-to-extremes-to-prove-they-didnt-use-ai-46e7c3f7?ref=aliciamckay.co.nz) to prove they wrote it without AI. They're using slang, dropping pop culture references and Ctrl-F'ing for em-dashes with a fervour once reserved to hunting for comma splices. Grammarly is out. Garbled is in.

What's next, a return to hand-drawn images over polished infographics?

[Shifting into systems thinkingStill blaming people? It’s time to level up.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Alicia McKayAlicia McKay![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f6/ea/f6eacf9c-bf08-4a3e-b200-2a209bebe3ad/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_8569-e042824491296597069f0b4bc50c6670eaa44f11ff632e5b853934818e090f17.jpg)](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/systems-thinking/)

I've got a burgeoning big-idea essay in the works on this shift to subjectivity, dropping soon. It's a killer. 

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Chat soon,

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