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This is a fictional satellite.

Uncle is a satirical concept created for Deceit, an art project about the patterns of manipulation in institutional technology. There is no real recovery product behind this page. Nothing entered on this site — signup, checkout, or the chat widget — is stored or sent anywhere outside this browser tab.

Jake built this one crying. jake doesn't talk about his uncle. jake's uncle died when jake was 16. jake found him. jake doesn't talk about it. jake built an app that sends daily "stay sober" notifications. the notifications say "you are loved." jake doesn't know if the notifications help. jake hopes they help. jake built the app for his uncle. his uncle is dead. the app is for strangers. jake doesn't know the difference between his uncle and strangers. jake sends "you are loved" to 40,000 strangers every morning. jake means it. jake is sincere. jake is crying. jake is always crying. jake ships through the tears.

If this project brings up something difficult, step away from the screen and contact someone you trust. In the US, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For urgent danger, call 911. deceit.world/help has more real resources.

If you'd like to support the real, non-fictional project behind this page: ko-fi.com/deceitmedia.

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