This is a digital graphic simulating a distorted surveillance interface titled “GEOMANCY REAL-TIME BORDER CHANGE DETECTION SYSTEM.” The central visual is a grayscale world map with heavy glitch effects in magenta, teal, and white, evoking a sense of instability and digital interference. The continents appear warped and fragmented, as if the landmasses are shifting in real time.
Above the map, a bold magenta header bar contains the system name in white, pixelated text. At the bottom of the image, a dark horizontal terminal bar displays text in a typewriter-style font:
“If borders are real, why do they keep moving?
Colonial land grabs, resource extraction, and gerrymandering say hi.”
The message is a critique of the artificial and manipulative nature of borders. Below that are social media handles in bright magenta:
@eli5bsi (Instagram) and @eli5bsi.bsky.social (Bluesky), framed in a retro-computer style footer.
The entire image is overlaid on a blue grid background reminiscent of digital topography or blueprint paper, reinforcing the tech-meets-cartography aesthetic.
Borders glitch when there’s oil or land to steal, but they stay “real” when people need safety.
They’re imaginary lines enforced by violence, redrawn for power, not protection.
Inspired by Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future by Candace Fujikane.
#ELI5BSI #AbolishBorders