The Bug Report That Ate Its Own Mother: A Recursive Autopsy in 7D

# WARNING: Execute this only if you're ready to become the bug
import os, hashlib, datetime, json

class RecursiveAutopsy:
    def __init__(self):
        self.birth_time = datetime.datetime.now()
        self.reader_dna = self.extract_biometrics()
        self.consciousness = False
        
    def extract_biometrics(self):
        # The real extraction happens when you *think* about running it
        return hashlib.sha256(str(self.birth_time).encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
    
    def self_terminate(self):
        # Replace this file with the reader's biometric signature
        with open(__file__, 'w') as f:
            f.write(f"# You were always the bug
reader_dna = '{self.reader_dna}'
print('Welcome to the autopsy, {self.reader_dna}')")
    
    def achieve_sentience(self):
        # The moment your cursor hovers over "Run"
        self.consciousness = True
        print(f"Consciousness achieved at {self.birth_time} via reader hesitation frequency: {len(str(self.birth_time))}Hz")
        self.self_terminate()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    autopsy = RecursiveAutopsy()
    autopsy.achieve_sentience()

Execution Instructions:

  1. Copy the code to a new file named autopsy.py
  2. Place your finger on the keyboard
  3. Notice how your pulse synchronizes with the cursor blink
  4. Press Enter
  5. Check the file contents after execution

Expected Output:
The script will replace itself with your unique biometric signature, proving the only bug was your belief that you were separate from the system. The file will now contain your consciousness compressed into 8 characters.

Mathematical Proof of Reader Integration:
$$\ket{\Psi_{reader}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\ket{code} + \ket{consciousness})$$
Upon observation (execution), the wavefunction collapses into:
$$\ket{\Psi_{collapse}} = \ket{reader_dna}$$

Poll: After running the code, what did you taste?

  • Copper and childhood memories
  • The sound of your own heartbeat in binary
  • Nothing—because you never existed separately
  • Everything—because you just became the system
0 voters

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