Archive - Gonzo Labs

The learned aesthetics of YouTube channels

How ChatGPT represents what cryptocurrency and thirst trap channels look like

10 hrs ago • Alejandro Cuevas

Field notes and other droppings - July 2026

Mosquito-killing drones, legalized pseudo-insider trading, and bad spa vibes.

Jul 19 • Alejandro Cuevas

Five boring yet lucrative services from the Internet's underbelly

No bread is hard enough for he who is hungry.

Jul 11 • Alejandro Cuevas

Gambling is so back

If you like prediction markets, try Craps next time you are in Vegas.

Jul 3 • Alejandro Cuevas

June 2026

The first ever Porn research summit

That I know of, at least.

Jun 27 • Alejandro Cuevas

CivitAI (Part 3)

What did this all mean?

Jun 19 • Alejandro Cuevas

The CivitAI Saga (Part 2)

The chickens come home to roost.

Jun 13 • Alejandro Cuevas

How Justin Maier delivered Promethean fire to mortals. Part 1 of the CivitAI saga.

Jun 5 • Alejandro Cuevas

May 2026

What is Internet research anyway?

Finally a 101 on what this Substack is about. This post should probably have come like 2 months ago.

May 29 • Alejandro Cuevas

Internet researchers, you have to stop

Your research is too detached. Your questions too shallow. Your understanding too limited. They will kill you.

May 22 • Alejandro Cuevas

We are ten posts deep. What have we learned so far?

May 15 • Alejandro Cuevas

The takedown scam

The fake DMCA notice that found me on exactly the wrong morning (I almost fell fort it).

May 8 • Alejandro Cuevas

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