Algorithm: A fancy word for some lines of code. Algorithms are sold as valuable intellectual property conceived by a mad genius who somehow sublimated into a state of superior computational or Artificial Intelligence-based transcendence. This layer of Bullshit unleashed the phrase “It’s the algorithm!” to avoid responsibility. “It’s the algorithm!” can be used in the same way as “It wasn’t me!” or “It’s not what it looks like.” Algorithms are carefully protected because exposing them could reveal a terrifying triviality, a labyrinth of empty logic, or (if the algorithm appears to work) some form of Mechanical Turk (Example).