Manifesto On Algorithmic Sabotage Jun 2026

Where an algorithm seeks to optimize , we seek to frustrate . Where an algorithm seeks to sort , we seek to jumble . Where an algorithm seeks to predict , we seek to confound .

We are the wet circuit board in the clean server farm. manifesto on algorithmic sabotage

What happens after success? If the algorithm breaks, work doesn’t disappear—it often reverts to more overt managerial control (e.g., human supervisors with clipboards). The manifesto romanticizes sabotage without describing a desirable alternative. Where an algorithm seeks to optimize , we seek to frustrate

Coordinate searches to confuse trending topics and market research. We are the wet circuit board in the clean server farm

It is time to take a stand against the algorithmic systems that have been foisted upon us. It is time to issue a call to action, a manifesto that demands a fundamental shift in the way we design, deploy, and interact with algorithms. This manifesto on algorithmic sabotage is a rallying cry for those who seek to reclaim their agency in a world dominated by code.