Reading It

Badge says 'I see you.' Rollo responds: 'I see you seeing me.' Two beetles locked in recursive observation, each aware the other is watching, neither able to stop. The peer review has collapsed into pure visibility -- no feedback, no growth, just the unblinking awareness of being measured. You've sat in an open office knowing your screen was visible to six people.

Deeper Read

When everyone is watching everyone, observation becomes the entire job. The work disappears behind the performance of being seen working.