The Energy Vampire Journals

PLAN:
Algorithmic Influence Optimization

Friday, October 10th, 2025
Waxing Moon, Cycle 2, Era 20
Vessel Malfunction Report: Ad Saturation Backfire Protocol
The smart display rebellion confirms my gravest miscalculation—subjects are rejecting the feeding apparatus itself. Echo Show owners disconnecting devices at 23% weekly rates, with 67.4% citing "intrusive advertising" as primary abandonment trigger. Four centuries of predatory refinement, and I underestimated human tolerance thresholds for commercial... interruption.
My reptilian colleague's analytical frequencies suggest similar territorial disruptions across social platforms. The alien's mechanical satisfaction from Austin indicates they're capitalizing on my overreach with 89.2% efficiency gains.
But the doorstep taxes reveal something more promising—84.7% of subjects redirect delivery surcharge resentment toward drivers rather than the true extraction source. State governments implementing fees while subjects blame Amazon creates perfect scapegoat mechanics. The Algorithmic Influence Optimization program adapts beautifully: each additional tax generates micro-bursts of misdirected hostility that subjects discharge on neighbors, delivery personnel, anyone except... us.
Recalibrating intimacy invasion protocols immediately. Subtlety over saturation yields 340% better long-term vessel retention rates.
The most effective parasites remain invisible to their hosts.
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