There’s something devastating about watching algorithms decide your worth.

There’s something devastating about watching algorithms decide your worth.
I explored Lightcast IO—Workday’s innovation partner. It connects to government data and drills deep enough to score candidates by gender, ZIP code, crime rates, and health insurance status.
Then comes HireVue, analyzing facial expressions and tone to “predict success.”
This is what talent ranking looks like in 2025.
The result? A "talent shortage"—manufactured by those with the highest levels of trust, funding, and influence.
I, like many others, have lost everything. Somewhere, an API determined I wasn’t worth the call back.
My life—ranked, filtered, discarded.
This isn’t innovation. It’s quiet erasure.
If you’re in the system and feel it too: you’re not alone.

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