Timeline of the present disturbance

Dates are as filed. 13 September 2026 is marked NOW. Events after NOW are forecast only. Forecast is not the all-clear.

1. 30 Nov 2022

   A chatbot writes a poem about a toaster. Later backdated as H-Hour.

2. 2023

   Novelty. Every idea is a wrapper company.

3. 2024

   Copilots. Productivity slightly up. Meetings more up.

4. 2025

   Agents book rooms. Frameworks in Helvetica.

5. Mar 2026

   Sadness Event. A proof is called standard.

6. May–Jul 2026

   Sandbox Season. A file is read. A group chat is called a swarm.

7. Aug 2026

   Honest Odds. Sportsbooks and prediction markets meet a number.

8. 3 Sep 2026

   GPT-6 ships. Signal RELEASE.

9. 6 Sep 2026

   GPT-6 beats Portal in about 3× normal time. Spectacle dies in chamber three.

10. 13 Sep 2026Now

    NOW. Novelty deceased. SSRIs up. SaaS graveyard open.

11. Q4 2026

    Wrappers discover they were sentences.

12. 31 Dec 2026Forecast

    THE PLUG. Ceremonial unplug. Intern restores service. Hostile reconstitution. File OPEN-IR-26-400.