:root {
  --bg-deep: #08080C;
  --bg-card: #12121A;
  --acid-magenta: #E0007A;
  --cyan-digital: #00E5FF;
  --text-primary: #F0F0F5;
  --text-mono: #8A8AA0;
}
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  color: var(--text-primary);
  font-family: "Manrope", "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.navbar {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(8,8,12,.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(138,138,160,.12);
}
.navbar-inner {
  max-width: 48rem; margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: .75rem;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
.navbar-brand {
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  font-size: .875rem; color: var(--cyan-digital);
  text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: .05em;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.navbar-links {
  display: flex; gap: .85rem; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
  flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content: flex-end;
}
.navbar-links a {
  font-size: .85rem; color: var(--text-mono); text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.navbar-links a:hover, .navbar-links a.is-active { color: var(--cyan-digital); }
.blog-main { max-width: 48rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
.kicker {
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  color: var(--cyan-digital); letter-spacing: .08em; font-size: .8rem;
}
.kicker time, .card-meta time { white-space: nowrap; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); line-height: 1.15; margin: .4rem 0 1rem; }
h2 { font-size: 1.2rem; margin: 2rem 0 .75rem; }
.lead, .one-liner, .dialectic-blurb, .article-body p, .zone-block p {
  color: var(--text-mono); line-height: 1.7; font-size: 1.02rem;
}
.one-liner { color: var(--text-primary); font-size: 1.15rem; }
a { color: var(--cyan-digital); }
.card-list { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.card-list .card[hidden] { display: none; }
.more-wrap { text-align: center; margin: 2rem 0 0; }
.card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid rgba(138,138,160,.12);
}
.card-link {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 88px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 1rem; padding: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  align-items: start;
}
.card-link > div { min-width: 0; }
.card img { width: 88px; height: 120px; object-fit: cover; }
.card h2 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 0 .4rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-word; }
.card-meta { font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace; font-size: .75rem; color: var(--cyan-digital); }
.card-desc { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--text-mono); margin: 0; }
.entity-line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: .15rem .65rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 .4rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.seo-artist {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 4vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--cyan-digital);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.seo-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.5vw, 2.05rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--acid-magenta);
}
.entity-sep {
  color: var(--text-mono);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.entity-bridge {
  color: var(--text-mono);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  max-width: 42rem;
}
.article-body strong.seo-artist,
.article-body strong.seo-title {
  font-size: 1.22em;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.article-body strong.seo-artist { color: var(--cyan-digital); }
.article-body strong.seo-title { color: var(--acid-magenta); }
.meter { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 4px; margin: 1.25rem 0; }
.meter-cell {
  font-size: .7rem; text-align: center; padding: .45rem .2rem;
  background: #1a1a24; color: var(--text-mono);
}
.meter-cell.is-on { color: #08080C; font-weight: 800; }
.meter-stupidity.is-on { background: #5b6bff; }
.meter-normal.is-on { background: #8A8AA0; }
.meter-genius.is-on { background: #00E5FF; }
.meter-stupidity { border-bottom: 2px solid #5b6bff; }
.meter-normal { border-bottom: 2px solid #8A8AA0; }
.meter-genius { border-bottom: 2px solid #00E5FF; }
blockquote {
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--acid-magenta);
  background: rgba(224,0,122,.08);
  color: var(--text-primary);
}
.listen-box {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .75rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0; padding: 1rem; background: var(--bg-card);
}
.magnetic-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: .9rem 1.4rem; background: var(--acid-magenta); color: var(--text-primary);
  text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.magnetic-btn:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(224,0,122,.45); }
audio { width: 100%; }
.how-better { color: var(--text-mono); line-height: 1.6; }
.share-row, .like-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; align-items: center; }
.share-btn {
  background: #1a1a24; color: var(--text-primary); border: 1px solid rgba(138,138,160,.2);
  padding: .5rem .8rem; font: inherit; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;
}
.comments-note, .author, .blog-footer { color: var(--text-mono); font-size: .9rem; }
.blog-footer { max-width: 48rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.5rem 3rem; }
.bar { height: 8px; background: #1a1a24; margin: .5rem 0 1rem; }
.bar-fill { display: block; height: 8px; }
.zone-block {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid rgba(138, 138, 160, 0.14);
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem 1.15rem;
  margin: 1.1rem 0;
}
.zone-block h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.zone-block ul { padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--text-mono); margin: 0.4rem 0 0; }
.zone-block li { margin: 0.35rem 0; }
.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}
.compass {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2.5rem;
}
.compass-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: min(92vw, 440px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 0 auto 1.35rem;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
}
.compass-bezel,
.compass-face,
.compass-ticks,
.compass-glass,
.compass-hub {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.compass-bezel {
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28), transparent 22%),
    conic-gradient(from 210deg, #3a3a46, #d2d2dc, #2c2c36, #a8a8b6, #1a1a22, #c4c4d0, #3a3a46);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 91.4%, #000 91.8%);
  mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 91.4%, #000 91.8%);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 0.5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(8, 8, 12, 0.7);
}
.compass-face {
  inset: 4.4%;
  background: conic-gradient(
    from 0deg,
    #14351f 0deg,
    #2ee56a 18deg,
    #7CFFB2 58deg,
    #1a1a24 92deg,
    #1a1a24 228deg,
    #4a0d2c 248deg,
    #E0007A 278deg,
    #5b6bff 312deg,
    #1a1a24 338deg,
    #14351f 360deg
  );
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 0.5px rgba(240, 240, 245, 0.22),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(8, 8, 12, 0.55),
    inset 0 0 42px rgba(8, 8, 12, 0.82);
}
.compass-ticks {
  inset: 4.4%;
  background: repeating-conic-gradient(
    from 0deg,
    rgba(240, 240, 245, 0.22) 0deg 0.55deg,
    transparent 0.55deg 15deg
  );
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 61%, #000 62.5%, #000 78%, transparent 79.5%);
  mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 61%, #000 62.5%, #000 78%, transparent 79.5%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
.compass-glass {
  inset: 4.4%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    125deg,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) 0%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 28%,
    transparent 46%,
    rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.05) 100%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.compass-hub {
  inset: 41%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 38% 32%, #3a3a4c, #0e0e14 70%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 10px #000,
    0 0 0 1px rgba(200, 200, 214, 0.35);
  z-index: 3;
}
.compass-tag {
  position: absolute;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  z-index: 5;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px #08080C;
}
.compass-tag-left {
  left: 6%;
  top: 14%;
  color: #E0007A;
}
.compass-tag-ne {
  right: 6%;
  top: 14%;
  color: #2ee56a;
}
.compass-tag-hub {
  left: 50%;
  top: 6%;
  bottom: auto;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  color: #8A8AA0;
}
.compass-needle {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  --reach: calc(22% + var(--len, 0.55) * 24%);
  transform: rotate(var(--angle, 0deg));
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
  z-index: 4;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.compass-shaft {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: calc(50% - var(--reach));
  width: 3px;
  height: var(--reach);
  margin-left: -1.5px;
  border-radius: 1.5px 1.5px 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #00E5FF 62%, #6a6a82);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.4);
}
.compass-head {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: calc(50% - var(--reach) - 12px);
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  margin-left: -6px;
  border-left: 6px solid transparent;
  border-right: 6px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 14px solid #f6fff9;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(46, 229, 106, 0.4));
}
.compass-tail {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 3px;
  height: calc(10% + var(--len, 0.55) * 8%);
  margin-left: -1.5px;
  border-radius: 0 0 1.5px 1.5px;
  background: linear-gradient(#E0007A, #5b1028);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(224, 0, 122, 0.35);
}
.compass-pin {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  margin: -7px 0 0 -7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 6;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #fff, #00E5FF 42%, #08080C 74%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #12121A, 0 0 10px #00E5FF;
}
.compass-readout {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 4vw, 2.05rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.compass--growth .compass-readout { color: #2ee56a; }
.compass--decline .compass-readout { color: #E0007A; }
.compass--stalled .compass-readout { color: #8A8AA0; }
.compass--growth .compass-bezel {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.5px rgba(46, 229, 106, 0.4), 0 0 22px rgba(46, 229, 106, 0.14);
}
.compass--decline .compass-bezel {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.5px rgba(224, 0, 122, 0.45), 0 0 22px rgba(224, 0, 122, 0.14);
}
.compass--stalled .compass-bezel {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.5px rgba(200, 200, 214, 0.28), 0 0 16px rgba(138, 138, 160, 0.1);
}
.compass--stalled .compass-shaft,
.compass--stalled .compass-head {
  opacity: 0.72;
  filter: grayscale(0.35);
}
.compass-legend {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0.65rem;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--text-mono);
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.compass-counts {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--cyan-digital);
  margin: 0;
}
figcaption .lead { text-align: center; max-width: 40rem; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .compass-needle {
    animation: compass-needle-in 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1) both;
  }
}
@keyframes compass-needle-in {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: rotate(var(--angle, 0deg)); }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .navbar { padding: .75rem .9rem; }
  .navbar-brand { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }
  .navbar-links { gap: .45rem; }
  .navbar-links a { font-size: .75rem; }
  .card-link { grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: .75rem; padding: .85rem; }
  .card img { width: 64px; height: 88px; }
  .meter { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .compass-tag { font-size: 0.58rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .compass-legend { font-size: 0.64rem; }
}