outdated captchas: when bots beat humans
type Human interface {
Prove() bool
Think() bool
Adapt() bool
// bots do this better now
}
captcha had one job: keep the bots out.
but here’s the brutal truth: bots are better at being human than we are.
they don’t squint at blurry traffic lights.
they don’t rage over ambiguous crosswalks.
they don’t question if that pixel counts as a bike.
they just solve it. instantly. perfectly. every time.
the captcha paradox:
humans -----> struggle -----> fail
bots -------> analyze ------> pass
we built a system to prove humanity. then we made bots better at it than humans.
now we’re stuck in digital purgatory:
- proving we’re human
- to systems that don’t believe us
- while bots breeze through
- and we click another crosswalk
the moment machines got better at pretending to be human than actual humans, captcha lost its purpose.
it’s not just broken.
it’s backwards.
we need something new:
- physical verification
- biometric proof
- real-world interaction
- anything a bot can’t fake
yes, it’s messy.
yes, there are privacy concerns.
yes, it’s logistically complex.
but at least it’s honest.
want to prove you’re human?
prove it with something a bot can’t replicate.
(yet)
The real challenge? Proving you’re human without losing your humanity.
captcha is dead. stop pretending it works.
