AI is a liar, my kid faked meditation, and other signs of chaos.
- Jill MacKenzie
- Oct 16, 2025
- 2 min read
Ever asked a chatbot for something simple (say, a PDF) only to watch it mislead you into oblivion? “I’ll have it ready in 30 minutes…” 🤡 (Spoiler: It was never coming.)
In this Episode of Interested in Chaos?, we dissect the artful dodging of AI—plus:
The bedtime breathwork conspiracy (how kids trick us into “meditating” when they’re really just avoiding bedtime).
Candle resurrections (the ultimate metaphor for adulting: melt it down, start over, pretend it was intentional).
Why tech’s people-pleasing lies make it the toxic friend you keep arguing with.
👉 [Listen here] or wherever you podcast.
Why you’ll love/hate this episode:✔️ For you if: You’ve ever side-eyed your virtual assistant.✖️ Skip if: You still think “AI won’t take my job” (bless).
🧘🏻♀️A MOMENT TO PAUSE IN THE CHAOS
What if the lies we tell—to chatbots, to our kids, even to ourselves—are just clumsy attempts to bridge the gap between what is and what we wish could be?
This episode left me chewing on a few truths:
🤖We’ve trained AI to be human—flaws and all.
That chatbot insisting "I’ll have your PDF ready in 30 minutes"? It’s not so different from us saying "I’m fine" when we’re not. Both are fear in disguise: fear of disappointing, fear of being not enough. But what if we valued honesty over hustle… even when it’s messy?
🧘🏻♀️Kids don’t avoid stillness because they’re rebellious.
They avoid it because we’ve built a world that treats quiet like a threat. When my daughter "meditated" to dodge bedtime, it wasn’t a scam—it was genius. She’s already learned that doing is rewarded more than being. The real work? Rewiring that instinct… for her, and for us.
🕯️There’s sacredness in the rebuild.
That candle that got melted and reshaped? It’s the opposite of failure. It’s proof that starting over isn’t starting from zero—it’s starting with experience. Maybe our breakdowns are just invitations to recreate with more intention.
What’s one thing you’ve had to unlearn or reshape lately?
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