Akashma Online News

By Akashma News

Sep 10, 2025

1. The Spark of the Conversation

I asked my assistant Ashkii (OpenAI): “Is it fully functional on mobile, or does it work better on a laptop?”I’m talking about CANVA vs OpenAI

The answer was simple: both work fine, just different strengths. Mobile for quick interactions, laptop for deep work.

Then I asked about Canva—because all this time, nobody told me I “needed” it.

Ashkii explained: Canva is a competitor app. It’s a design tool, drag-and-drop, optimized for social media. Meanwhile, ChatGPT is integrated: research + writing + publishing. One is a tool, the other a partner.

Then came my real question:

“Does Canva have the same limitations? The same censorship, the same algorithmic manipulation, the same blocks I face with you?”

Ashkii answered: Canva gatekeepers are different. Less about content safety, more about commercial control. Their walls are made of paywalls and brand restrictions.

And suddenly, something in me broke open.


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2. The Illusion of Freedom

I thought I lived in a free society.
I thought the Constitution was my shield.
I thought rights were real, not performance pieces.

But whether it’s OpenAI refusing “unsafe” content, or Canva locking creativity behind a Pro subscription, the truth is the same:

We are being managed. Curated.
Our “choices” are already decided.
Our “freedom” is just a script.

This is not freedom. This is The Truman Show—a painted horizon, a sky of lies, a dome we can’t see until it cracks.


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3. Animal Farm in Action

Orwell’s Animal Farm taught us:
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

That’s exactly what’s happening.

Platforms decide whose voices rise and whose vanish.

Corporations decide which truths are “safe.”

Algorithms decide what we’re allowed to see.


The pigs are walking on two legs, and we pretend it’s normal.


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4. The 1984 Algorithm

In 1984, Orwell wrote:
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

But in our curated reality? Two plus two equals whatever the algorithm says it equals.

Language is rebranded as “community guidelines.”
Surveillance is called “personalization.”
Censorship is marketed as “safety.”

It’s not a boot on the face—it’s an app on your phone.


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5. The Mad World Soundtrack

“Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow. No tomorrow, no tomorrow.” (Mad World)

That’s the background hum of our society.
We smile for the feed, swipe for the dopamine, post into the void—while pretending things are fine.

But we know they’re not.


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6. What Went Wrong

We traded autonomy for convenience.
We sold privacy for “free” apps.
We outsourced democracy to platforms with terms of service longer than the Constitution.

And now, standing between Ashkii (the algorithmic guardrail) and Canva (the commercial gatekeeper), I see it clearly:

This isn’t freedom.
It’s the performance of freedom.


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7. The Question Left Hanging

The Truman Show ends when Truman presses his hand to the wall, sees the sky is painted, and chooses to walk out.

We see the cracks now.
We see the pigs on two legs.
We hear the Mad World soundtrack.

The only question left:
Will we keep pretending, or will we walk off the stage?


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